RE: More about Goodmail

["Larry Seltzer" <larry () larryseltzer com>]

I've asked AOL to confirm everything in the article. If it's true then even
I overstated the problems with Goodmail.
 
Incidentally, the article also points out that you can't apply for the
Enhanced Whitelist. The way it works is that you apply for the standard
whitelist, and those senders with the lowest level of complaint are put on
the Enhanced list. It's all up to AOL. These rules for who gets on each
whitelist will be tightened up some in ways unspecified in the article, but
both whitelists will stay.
 
Yesterday I saw a posting and press release from L-Soft about how this would
impact them negatively and that they couldn't afford to pay Goodmail's
price. Sounds like they're overreacting.
 
LJS
 
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From: funsec-bounces () linuxbox org [mailto:funsec-bounces () linuxbox org] On
Behalf Of Richard M. Smith
Sent: Thursday, February 09, 2006 3:34 PM
To: funsec () linuxbox org
Subject: [funsec] More about Goodmail 


http://www.pivotalveracity.com/NewsRes/20060207_aol_dmnews.php

Goodmail CertifiedEmail is not yet available. When it becomes available, it
will come at a cost but will provide labeling benefits within AOL that are
not currently supported by the AOL Standard Whitelist or AOL Enhanced
Whitelist. 


*       . First, Goodmail CertifiedEmail will be placed in the inbox
providing your spam complaints stay below the threshold that AOL and
Goodmail set. This benefit is similar to that provided by the two AOL
whitelists. 

*       . Second, your images will display and links will be enabled in all
AOL e-mail clients. This benefit is identical to that provided by the
Enhanced Whitelist. It is also the same benefit you have if your address is
in your customer's address book. However, right now, the only e-mail clients
where this benefit is even relevant are AOL 9.0 and AOL.com, as they are the
only e-mail clients where the default is set to "OFF." 

*       . Third, your e-mails will be labeled as CertifiedEmail. This
benefit is unique to Goodmail CertifiedEmail and is not available via either
of AOL's Whitelists. Whether this will engender trust among your customers
and help thwart phishers is currently only a subject for debate since
Goodmail CertifiedEmail is not live yet and has not been tested. 

The AOL whitelists and Goodmail CertifiedEmail are options and are not
required to reach the AOL inbox.

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