HN,
Email is one of the most revolutionary internet technologies. However, both in terms of feature and security, a lot could be done today if it was designed from the ground up instead of pieced together over 30 years.
If you will indulge me and pretend for a moment that I somehow have the power to magically make an email replacement happen and I am asking you to define your requirements, both as technologists and users, what would those requirements be?
Beyond delivering a text message from sender A to recipient B, what are your specific requirements?
Keep in mind, it has to be a passive and somewhat reliable messaging system (i.e.: Not an IRC replacement).
