February 22, 1999, Belmont, Calif. – ONElist, Inc. (http://www.onelist.com), a company at the forefront of new e-mail community services, today announced that it has surpassed a significant industry milestone by exchanging more than ten million e-mail messages between its members in a single day. The feat firmly establishes ONElist as the leader in this rapidly-developing segment of Internet communications.

In the year since its launch, ONElist has grown from start-up to market leader. Today, ONElist serves more than two million unique registered members participating in over 85,000 organized e-mail "communities" (focused discussion groups and mailing lists). Growing at nearly 30% per month, ONElist is among the fastest developing businesses on the Internet. The company is recognized by the Media Metrix "Top 500" list of Internet sites that attract the most unique visitors.

"We started the company to help people use the Internet to communicate in meaningful ways beyond one-to-one e-mail, Web sites or chat," said Mark Fletcher, founder and CEO of ONElist, Inc. "These traffic volumes confirm that our easy-to-use, free services are enhancing personal connections and enriching the lives of millions of people."

ONElist is a grass roots Internet success story, accomplishing its rapid growth rates without outbound marketing efforts. The company has built its strong membership base exclusively through positive word of mouth. ONElist customers are as passionate about the service as they are about their communities, which focus on wide-ranging topics from cancer support groups to on-line book clubs to debates between rabid sports fans.

ONElist E-mail Community Services

ONElist e-mail community services are free. Members create and join groups at the ONElist Web site and use familiar and friendly e-mail to conduct ongoing conversations around topics of common interests (family, hobbies, business, entertainment, etc). ONElist's e-mail community services are flexible and easy to administer, offering extensive options for group structure and privacy. ONElist is consistently lauded for its best-of-breed functionality, service reliability, system scalability, anti-spam policies and live customer support.

About ONElist

Launched in 1998, ONElist, Inc. is the world's leading provider of free e-mail community services. ONElist is based in Belmont, Calif. and is privately held. The company has received venture funding from @Ventures III, the affiliated venture capital arm of CMGI, Inc. (NASDAQ: CMGI) and Bertelsmann Ventures, the independent venture capital fund of Bertelsmann AG.

For more information, visit ONElist's Web site at http://www.onelist.com.