A historical review of the multi-decade centralization and capture of the email protocol.

Interesting history and analysis of SMTP’s history. How can we prevent fedi and other open protocols from suffering the same fates?

  • @[email protected]
    2•4 months ago

    ‘One of the most successful, widely used, and forked protocols’

    SSH is also a protocol, tho I’ll admit maybe its ‘one of the few’ above bitcoin - but I can come up with a page of examples that top it if you need (HTTP, TCP, UDP, RTSP, RGMII…)

    • chebra
      2•4 months ago

      @Sethayy cool, go ahead. But still nobody made that take, so … you are arguing with the wind.

      • @[email protected]
        1•4 months ago

        What take then cause I don’t got all day to chase your goalposts and I’m already tired of it