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Now that replyguy/gal has rustled nostr’s jimmies do we have any evidence that proof of work apps / relays deter spam? #devstr nostr:npub1xtscya34g58tk0z605fvr788k263gsu6cy9x0mhnm87echrgufzsevkk5s...

It should be enough proof of work that it won't bother users. Maybe about 1 second delay.

But that should be enough to start making spam expensive, right?

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Yeah this is the exact question nostr:npub108pv4cg5ag52nq082kd5leu9ffrn2gdg6g4xdwatn73y36uzplmq9uyev6 is tinkering https://github.com/nostrability/nostrability/issues/103#issuecomment-2366827438

nicodemus · 73w

Yes. We don’t even need to prove it, it’s common sense: If a spammer can programmatically submit any number of requests before PoW, and then after PoW they have to spend even just 5% more compute resources to send the same amount of spam, their costs increase by at least 5%. If they can’t aff...