AOL to pay bulk eMail fees for nonprofits eSchool News

Responding to sharp criticism about a proposed bulk-eMailing fee, America Online Inc. said nonprofit organizations will not have to pay to send mass messages to their members after all. The Dulles, Va.-based company on March 3 said it would offer qualified nonprofits--including school systems and education groups--a bulk eMail service comparable to one that will be available to commercial eMail senders. It also said it would pay the fees for the nonprofits and advocacy groups. The company's original plan would have required all bulk eMailers to pay a small fee ranging from 1/4 cent to 1 cent per message to route their eMail directly to a user's mailbox without first passing through junk-mail filters. AOL, a unit of Time Warner Inc., said the system would help reduce spam, because only legitimate groups would be likely to pay the fee. Click this URL to read the rest of this
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