2006-07-22 10:07:04 · 7 answers · asked by j 1 in Games & Recreation ➔ Video & Online Games
Yahoo Must be up to something!
Mon Feb 6, 2006
Doomsday For The Internet As We Know It?
The first steps in a move to charge for every e mail sent have already
been taken. Under the pretext of eliminating spam, Bill Gates and
other industry chieftains have proposed Internet users buy credit
stamps which denote how many e mails they will be able to send. This
of course is the death knell for political newsletters and mailing
lists.
The New York Times reports that "America Online and Yahoo, two of the
world's largest providers of e-mail accounts, are about to start using
a system that gives preferential treatment to messages from companies
that pay from 1/4 of a cent to a penny each to have them delivered.
The senders must promise to contact only people who have agreed to
receive their messages, or risk being blocked entirely."
The end game is a system similar to China, whereby no websites even
mildly critical of the government will be authorized.
2006-07-22 10:10:13 · answer #1 · answered by cherry_nova2 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just in reference to the "doomsday" concept... Not a chance. There is physically nothing that can stop people from sending email for free... Yahoo and America Online theoretically could charge for the use of their services, but they won't. If they did, people would just go elsewhere, or if they were computer savvy and had the resources, they would just make their own email servers. Yahoo and AOHell make plenty on advertising to support free email accounts, and I doubt that will ever change. Help the world today and STOP SPREADING LUDACRIS RUMORS!
2006-07-22 17:14:38 · answer #2 · answered by big_t8r 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Server is down. When will it be running again?Who knows?
2006-07-22 17:10:08 · answer #3 · answered by Miss LaStrange 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They are aware of the problem and are working hard to get it back online
2006-07-22 17:13:15 · answer #4 · answered by Mr. Clean 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Only thing to do is wait or go to another IMing system
2006-07-22 17:12:33 · answer #5 · answered by decayin_dolly 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i don't think that anyone can tell you when it will be up again were all experiencing the same problems
2006-07-22 17:11:24 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Bots took over the system..........
2006-07-22 17:12:52 · answer #7 · answered by K.I.D. 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋