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Eric Allman

This is like the telephone problem - no one wants to have the first one. But we are seeing a lot of people who want some sort of technology to solve the spam problem.

Eric Allman

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Eric Allman is saying that people are hesitant to be the first to adopt a new technology, similar to how no one wants to make the first call in a game of telephone. However, many individuals are interested in using technology to address the issue of spam.

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