[messaging] The Simple Thing

[Joseph Birr-Pixton]

On 24 September 2014 23:48, Tao Effect <contact at taoeffect.com> wrote:
> OK, but you've glossed over all the details and then declared it to be
> simple.
...
> The Blockchain *is* the simple thing.
>
> Here's how email would work with the blockchain (once software matures):
>
> To send someone an email:
>
> 1) Enter their email address.
> 2) Type message and click send.
>
> Done. And the correct key is fetched from the blockchain based on their
> email.
>
> To receive an email:
>
> 1) Receive an email.
>
> Done.
>
> To reply to an email.
>
> 1) See "to send someone an email".
>
>
> It is simple, but it is also secure.

You've glossed over the details (of how a user gets his mail->key
mapping into the blockchain) and then declared it to be simple.

Cheers,
Joe