[Mailman-Users] Goodmail spells doom for mailing lists?

[Brad Knowles]

At 4:56 PM -0800 2006-02-23, Dave Crocker wrote:

>   From what I can tell, the Goodmail technology does not work 
>through a mailing
>  list.  From what I can tell, limited its application to transaction mail will
>  keep this from being a problem.

	I worked at AOL for over two years, as the first Internet Mail 
Operations person they ever hired, and left as the Sr. Internet Mail 
Systems Administrator for AOL.  I know how their marketing department 
works.

	On the one hand, you have an old creaky system that only ever 
kinda-semi-sorta-somewhat works on the best days, and costs a 
boatload of money, people, and time to maintain.  On the other hand, 
you have a system where they get a share of the paid spam that goes 
through the system, via Goodmail -- a method that they have said will 
completely by-pass all anti-spam checks, and guarantees that the paid 
spammer in question will have unhindered access to your mailbox.

	Which one do you honestly think that they are going to choose?

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