October 5, 1999, Redwood City, Calif. - ONElist (http://www.onelist.com), the leading provider of active Internet communities, today announced that the MindSpring Biz division of MindSpring Enterprises, Inc. (Nasdaq:MSPG) has selected ONElist as its community service provider for its 55,000-account base of Web hosting customers.

Customers of MindSpring Biz's popular Web hosting service can now integrate ONElist's Internet community services to create unique newsletters and discussion groups into their websites. With ONElist, MindSpring website owners can create a richer experience for their online visitors, enabling them to inform, discover, and collaborate with each other about common interests.

"We want to continue to lead the Web hosting market by consistently adding new ways to help our customers captivate their audiences," said Greg Stromberg, executive vice president of MindSpring Biz. "ONElist offers the best email community service in the industry, and we are pleased to bring their solutions to our user base."

By including ONElist's free community services on their websites, MindSpring Biz customers can easily and quickly create informative newsletters and initiate discussion groups that add value to their unique audiences. ONElist handles the administrative side of the service by managing user subscriptions, ensuring reliable message delivery, building clean and dependable distribution lists, and protecting the privacy of all participants.

"MindSpring understands the importance of creating community activities to generate return visits to websites," said Mark Fletcher, ONElist's founder and chief operating officer. "By allowing their clients to add ONElist's service to their sites, MindSpring enhances the clients' opportunity for success. MindSpring is definitely leading the way in providing features that will make their clients' sites more successful."

Using ONElist with MindSpring

MindSpring Biz clients can add ONElist Internet community services to their sites free of charge by visiting the "Using Email" section of MindSpring's Web Hosting Help Desk at: http://help.mindspring.com/webhelp.

About MindSpring

MindSpring Enterprises, Inc. (Nasdaq:MSPG) is a leading Internet service provider focused on delivering outstanding service and support to its customers. By following its Core Values And Beliefs, MindSpring is committed to doing an exceptional job of serving its customers, its employees, its owners and its community. MindSpring's dial-up subscribers can browse the World Wide Web, send electronic mail, participate in informative online chats and access over 20,000 newsgroups. MindSpring offers local Internet access in more than 890 locations throughout the United States. The MindSpring Biz division is a leading provider of Web Hosting services and domain registrations. For more information about MindSpring's services, please visit the Web site http://www.mindspring.net or call 1-888-MSPRING.

About ONElist

ONElist is the leading provider of active Internet communities, where members with common interests get together to inform, discover and collaborate. ONEList has over 7 million registered members who host more than 240,000 unique communities and exchange more than 1 million emails/hour. Through these free discussion groups, ONElist provides specialized services and e-commerce solutions tailored to each community. Launched in 1998, ONElist is a privately held company based in Redwood City, CA. The company 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 about ONElist, visit http://www.onelist.com.