[Hidden-tech] Goodmail spells doom for mailing lists?

[Rich]

Unless I misread this initiative does not block non-certifed emails, 
just upgrades the delivery of those that are certified.

More over, there are a  number of initiatives for validating email 
senders and we keep reviewing the options, as do
the developers of the mailing list software - with the eye toward making 
sure we are kept in step with the improvements.

As always, the internet continues to march on -- HT will not be left behind.

Rich (the WM)

Jonathan Dill wrote:
>   ** Be a Good Dobee and help the group, you must be counted to post .
>   ** Fill out the survey/skills inventory in the member's area.
>
>
> Has everyone heard about the changes planned by AOL, Yahoo! etc. to
> require "certification" via Goodmail or just be blocked?  There will 
> be a fraction of a cent fee to send "bulk" e-mail messages.
>
> http://www.clickz.com/news/article.php/3581301
>
> http://www.goodmailsystems.com/
>
> What will happen to a mailing list such as this one?  Will AOL and
> Yahoo! users just be out of luck or have to get an e-mail account with
> another provider in order to receive mailing lists?  Maybe this 
> mailing list is small enough that the fees could be manageable, but I 
> manage one mailing list for a small business that has about 45,000 
> subscribers.  On the surface, I guess the certification sounded like a 
> good idea, but for a lot of organizations, like this one or any of 
> numerous all-volunteer developer projects, it is going to put an 
> unfair tax on e-mail.
>
> Jonathan
>
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