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Date: | Tue, 7 Feb 2006 21:04:52 -0700 |
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Hi guys!
Got this from the Pro-Tech group.
sharon
Hi,
I just signed an important online petition because the very existence of
civic and political organizing online is under attack by America Online, and
we need to fight back quickly.
The petition's at:
http://civic.moveon.org/AOLemail/
AOL just announced plans to charge groups with large membership lists every
time they send an email. Online political groups, issue groups, charities,
and other non-profits who have large memberships will not be able to send
e-mails to their members.
AOL basically wants to blackmail organizations with large email lists. The
only way for groups to be sure members receive their emails would be to pay
what the New York Times calls the "electronic equivalent of a postage stamp"
for each email address every time an email is sent -- thousands of dollars
per email message.
If they don't pay, your emails could go into a black hole -- or be "stripped
of images and Web links." If AOL succeeds, other companies will follow -- so
we need to fight back today.
The petition to AOL is located at:
http://civic.moveon.org/AOLemail/
Thanks!
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