Will there ever emerge a total and complete solution to the scourge of e-mail spam? The open, ubiquitous spirit of e-mail is under true assault by the morons and nitwits who continue to pound businesses and residences with unwanted, unsolicited messages. Where the force of law continues to fail in helping to solve the problem means the ingenuity of technology must save us from this pestilence. One technological answer, amidst a standards war, is slow to adopt.