I found this timeline for AOL's implementation of Goodmail at http://weblogs.jupiterresearch.com/analysts/daniels/archives/2006/01/aol_phases_out.html ============================= For those interested in the details, AOL's time line for phasing out the Enhanced Whitelist is as follows. * On April 3, 2006, AOL will change the qualification criteria for the Enhanced Whitelist by lowering the complaint threshold to an extent that will significantly reduce the number of IP addresses included in the program. * On June 30, 2006, AOL will terminate Enhanced Whitelist privileges. This change will disable links and images by default from all non-certified bulk email viewed from AOL 9.0, AOL webmail and all subsequent client releases. As always, links and images can be enabled by the end user on a message-by-message basis. ============================= Also, regarding Yahoo, it appears that they are already on board according to this press release from last October... http://www.goodmailsystems.com/news/pressrelease102605.php I'm a little fuzzy on the details of how this is supposed to work, though... --"Disable links": does that mean you can see the links in non-certified mail but they won't be 'clickable'? --"Bulk email": what number of messages would be considered bulk? --Does -all- non-certified mail go directly to the spam folder or does this just affect the 'non-certified bulk' email? --Has anyone on AOL's Enhanced Whitelist received any information directly from AOL about this, especially given the change in 'qualification criteria' on April 3? --Garrie Eric Thomas <[log in to unmask]> Sent by: LISTSERV site administrators' forum <[log in to unmask]> 02/03/2006 09:37 AM Please respond to LISTSERV site administrators' forum <[log in to unmask]> To [log in to unmask] cc Subject Re: AOL-Goodmail deal: Good Mail or "Goodfellas"? > MAY already be happening. It was reported on another listowners list > that AOL tech support are telling people who call that it is a hoax. If it were a hoax, AOL would already have issued a press release, and the news would not be linked from Goodmail's web site. But I do find it amusing that there are people at AOL who genuinely believe the news to be a hoax :-) Eric