Re: Postage Is Due for Companies Sending E-Mail

[Drsolly <drsollyp () drsolly com>]

On Tue, 7 Feb 2006 Valdis.Kletnieks () vt edu wrote:

> On Tue, 07 Feb 2006 22:31:45 GMT, Drsolly said:
> > On Tue, 7 Feb 2006 Valdis.Kletnieks () vt edu wrote:
> >
> > > On Tue, 07 Feb 2006 15:21:56 GMT, Drsolly said:
> > >
> > > > Suppose an ISP has a million paid subscribers, and 100,000 of those give
> > > > an AOL address as their primary address. Now, suppose that ISP needs to
> > > ...
> > > > about the ongoing business relationship). So that ISP might well decide 
> > > > that it's worth paying $1000 (assuming 1c per email) to ensure that their
>  
> > > > email doesn't get blocked.
> > >
> > > The problem with the GoodMail scheme is that they pay a penny a piece for
> > > all million recipients. That's $10K, not $1K.
> > >
> > > Yes, you read that right.
> >  
> > Please re-read my example. I was supposing a (non-spam) mailing by an ISP
> > of 1 million, of which 100,000 goes to AOL members, which means a cost of
> > $1000. 
>
> Right. I was pointing out that in *reality*, GoodMail will bill on the *total*
> volume, not the volume that goes to GoodMail customers.  So if you send a mailing
> of 1M pieces of mail, of which *one* goes to AOL, you're *still* on the hook for $10K.
 
Yes. But if I send the 999,999 not via GoddMail and the one via Goodmail, 
then I'm on the hook for $0.01


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