BBC NEWS | Technology | E-mail delivery 'tax' criticised
BBC NEWS | Technology | E-mail delivery 'tax' criticised: "E-mail delivery 'tax' criticised
Protests about the plan have come from many non-profit groups
Plans to charge to deliver e-mail have come under fire from non-profit groups who said it could cripple fundraising.
Net giant AOL is introducing the charges to stop spammers as those who pay will bypass junk mail filters.
More than fifty groups including Oxfam America, Gun Owners of America and the AFL-CIO trade union have banded together to condemn the charging plan.
In a concession to the groups, AOL has said non-profit organisations will be exempt from the charges. "
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Glad to see this one didn't go un-noticed.
-Rob "tea party" D.