Problem is that when internet became public, no-one or few thought it could be a good idea to implement some sort of authentication or secure lines from the old and open protocols that where used only between scientists and the military.

Luckily, the old trick in which you could telnet into the server got eventually sealed up, but even today, few think about security. Even mass-sending emails without using the Bcc field is a "crime" in my eyes.

But yes, Bill Gates with this proposal (unlike his other ideas) was sound. We do pay electricity and regular mail so why not for emails also? Everyone maintaining an SMTP server should be allowed to charge for the use of sending email. Then comes the question - should I still pay for SMTP use in another company, when I already are paying for my internet through my ISP...? Unlike many other security measurements I'd say this one is one of the better and fair solution.

Anyone needing to have to send to a whole list must equally pay for it, be it 5 a day or 500 a day (up to a limit). Newsletters also are a nuisance. When spam mails can count for up to 70% or more of the net total traffic on the internet today we could have avoided much of this if we implemented this in the early days.

On the other side of the coin - this would severely hurt 2FA that GOG and others uses... perhaps certain dispensation can be made in these cases?

EDIT: :)

They gave you blurry images so you can't see the little object they ask you to find to prove them you are not a robot but in the other hand a robot will find the solution easily so i don't unederstand the point of the recaptcha unless it's against human and not agains robot.

This stuff is seriously annoying. Same goes for the telemetry. Screw both!