Re: AOL Charged With Blocking Opponents' e-Mail

[Dave Dennis <dmd () speakeasy org>]

Wow, over 500 orgs want AOL not to do its job and filter spam how it sees best
fits its revenue model.

They're always allowed to get different email accounts, I would assume.

Guess not.

-Dave D
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On Thu, 13 Apr 2006, Fergie wrote:

> Via C|Net News.
>
> [snip]
>
> America Online on Thursday apparently began blocking subscribers from sending or receiving e-mail containing the Web 
> address of a petition against the company's upcoming certified-mail program.
>
> The Internet service provider, which has roughly 20 million subscribers in the United States, began bouncing e-mail 
> communications with the URL "Dearaol.com" sometime early Thursday, according to nonprofit MoveOn.org.
>
> A e-mail sent by CNET News.com to an AOL.com address and containing the URL "www.dearaol.com" bounced back on 
> Thursday afternoon with a system administrator note that read: "The e-mail system was unable to deliver the message, 
> but did not report a specific reason."
>
> Dearaol.com is a coalition of companies and individuals against AOL's adoption of GoodMail's CertifiedEmail, an 
> antispam program that requires marketers to pay to ensure delivery of their e-mail messages and circumvent spam 
> filters. The Web site contains an open letter and a petition that calls on people to protest what it calls an "e-mail 
> tax" that would inhibit the Internet's inherent free flow of information and create a two-tiered system.
>
> [snip]
>
> More:
> http://news.com.com/2100-1030_3-6061089.html
>
> - ferg
>
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