MIT Blackjack King Takes SMTP Public 108
An anonymous reader writes "Semyon Dukach is at it again. Thumbing his nose at the establishment, that is. Dukach, a former leader of the MIT blackjack team, has taken his small company, SMTP, public today in the hopes of overturning the field of e-mail delivery and management. SMTP might sound boring, but it's the latest vehicle in Dukach's quest to 'make a couple billion and then try to help the world' (without the aid of venture capitalists or investment bankers). Given his track record, people might not want to bet against him."
Blackjack team? (Score:2, Funny)
Do they go around casinos with concealed computers counting the cards and winning more than the house would like?
Re:Does anyone know... (Score:5, Funny)
They have a name cunningly designed to generate exploitable confusion in PHBs.
PHB: Have you heard of SMTP?
Engineer: Yes, of course.
PHB: Should we use it?
Engineer: We already do. Everybody does.
PHB: Ah, I see. Well, I'll get the new sales/support contracts signed and add it to the budget then.
Engineer: ???