[ale] Should SMTP die?

[jcphil at mindspring.com (Jim Philips)]

The openness of SMPTP makes it possible to send millions of spam e-mails 
to people who don't want them and make the sender nearly impossible to 
trace. It also makes it possible to spread viruses with incredible ease. 
Do we need a replacement for SMTP? I was wondering what this group thinks.

There is a good article at:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/3103228.stm

written by the BBC's Bill Thompson (who must be some kind of expert, 
because he's too scary looking to get hired otherwise).