Re: Postage Is Due for Companies Sending E-Mail

[Dude VanWinkle <dudevanwinkle () gmail com>]

On 2/7/06, Drsolly <drsollyp () drsolly com> sed:
> Actually, it's a way for AOL/Yahoo to contnue to deliver free email to
> their users, while at the same time letting people pay for the delivery of
> email that the sender regards as worth paying to deliver.

Seriously though, I guess this move is OK, as long as they dont do
things like toughen up their filters in order to make ppl pay. I know
profit can be a big incentive for companies, and little things like
increasing the false positive rate in order to gain a few million
wouldnt be too hard to imagine.


-JP

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