Comments on: Postage is due for companies sending e-mail

Companies will have to buy the electronic equivalent of a postage stamp to ensure their e-mail is delivered to customers.
The New York Times

[Thomas, David]

DONT USE AOL

you would be a complete sucker if you think you should allow your service to find a means to extort more money out you. In fact it is foolish.

[johncraig32]

2 Reasons why it's a GREAT idea

Because this will soon follow:

http://remicapi.blogspot.com/2006/02/aol-yahoo-charges-e-mail-postage-gmail.html

http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/story?id=1539275

[telestarnext]

MAIL?

Just run your own mailserver and then you will be in control of what you recieve.

[Bob Brinkman]

ya....

I bet your average AOL user has the know how.

[jhopkins69]

Just another way to make revenue

They "claim" it's better for the user. I say phooey. I realize that the bottom line is what matters most to the investors. And it's every executive's job to help the company prosper. But this? It's so transparent. It boils down to more burden (cost) to the business sending the email which will ultimately have to be passed on to the consumer (that's us, the ones GETTING the email.)
Of course, they have their own business model to look after, but see these links:
http://www.returnpath.biz/resources/archives/2006/01/aol_and_goodmai.php and
http://avc.blogs.com/a_vc/2006/01/aol_is_selling_.html