[2511] in Commercialization & Privatization of the Internet
Re: Advertising
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Sean Donelan)
Fri Mar 13 03:53:41 1992
Date: Fri, 13 Mar 1992 2:51:29 -0600 (CST)
From: SEAN@SDG.DRA.COM (Sean Donelan)
To: com-priv@psi.com
X-Vmsmail-To: SMTP%"com-priv@psi.com"
>If there were no AUP, would the net be available
>as a channel for direct-mail advertising? Junk
>mail currently costs $.40 or more per item, and
>every postal increase squeezes advertisers harder.
Remember, cheap network mail works in both directions. If the
network culture really disliked junk mail, I don't think a smart
advertiser would make the same mistake twice.
--
Sean Donelan, Data Research Associates, Inc, St. Louis, MO
Domain: sean@sdg.dra.com, Voice: (Work) +1 314-432-1100
