Yahoo and AOL have said that they plan to charge businesses anywhere from a penny to a quarter of a cent as a fee to deliver bulk messages to their email subscribers (see AOL, Yahoo to Charge for Email). The fee is being labeled as an electronic postage stamp that guarantees compliance with anti-spam legislation. It would also certify the sender's email as authentic.
But industry experts said the plan is �dangerous� and �dead on arrival� because it violates the democratic principles of the Internet and will have little impact on spam, the biggest problem that email users face right now. What�s more, it�s likely to prompt a huge consumer backlash as users wouldn�t be able to control what kind of emails they receive."
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