Re: Postage Is Due for Companies Sending E-Mail

[Drsolly <drsollyp () drsolly com>]

On Mon, 6 Feb 2006, Rob, grandpa of Ryan, Trevor, Devon & Hannah wrote:

> From:                 "Richard M. Smith" <rms () bsf-llc com>
> Date sent:            Sat, 4 Feb 2006 21:41:05 -0500
>
> > http://www.nytimes.com/2006/02/05/technology/05AOL.html?_r=1&oref=slogin&pag
> > ewanted=print
>
> > America Online and Yahoo, two of the world's largest providers of e-mail
> > accounts, are about to start using a system that gives preferential
> > treatment to messages from companies that pay from 1/4 of a cent to a penny each
> > to have them delivered. 
>
> All email is equal, but some email is more equal than others ...
 
Nothing wrong with that. In England, we have First Class Post and Second 
Class Post. We also have a Bulk post rate, and a bulk sorted post rate, 
and oodles of others.

This is a step twoards the system I've been advocating. An economics 
solution to an economics problem.

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