SendFree.com, operator of an autoresponder
ad exchange, said it now will allow members to use any autoresponder from any
source in conjunction with its system.
The move allows members to gain credit for free ads with all their
autoresponders no
matter where the autoresponder comes from, the company said.
“Many people have an autoresponder supplied by their Web host while others
use autoresponders from various vendors. Now they can pull all those under
the SendFree umbrella and get free ads when customers access their
autoresponders,” said Robert Charles, one of the founders of the project.
The new feature lets SendFree members use “smart” autoresponders to gain ad
credits. These autoresponders send out a series of replies spaced over days
or weeks. Members now receive ad credits for both the initial request and
follow-up messages.
The new arrangement also allows members to get a SendFree address that can
be permanently used for various autoresponders. This solves problems
associated with changing addresses.
Every two times someone requests a member’s autoresponder, they get one free
ad sent with another SendFree member’s autoresponder. “It’s one of the Net’s
most effective models of cooperation,” Charles said. “Your autoresponder
displays an ad for another SendFree member while their autoresponder displays
an ad for you.”
