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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 30, 2000
Registration No. 333-78099
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 1
TO
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
ADFORCE, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
DELAWARE 33-0694260
(State or Other Jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer
Incorporation or Organization) Identification Number)
10590 NORTH TANTAU AVENUE, CUPERTINO, CALIFORNIA 95014
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
1997 STOCK PLAN
STARPOINT SOFTWARE, INC. 1996 STOCK PLAN
1999 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN
1999 EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN
1999 DIRECTORS STOCK OPTION PLAN
NON-PLAN STOCK OPTION GRANTS
(Full Title of the Plans)
ANDREW J. HAJDUCKY III
VICE PRESIDENT AND TREASURER
ADFORCE, INC.
10590 NORTH TANTAU AVENUE
CUPERTINO, CALIFORNIA 95014
(Name and Address of Agent for Service)
(408) 873-3680
(Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Agent for Service)
Copies to:
WILLIAM WILLIAMS II, ESQ.
VICE PRESIDENT AND GENERAL COUNSEL
CMGI, INC.
100 BRICKSTONE SQUARE
ANDOVER, MASSACHUSETTS 01810
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EXPLANATORY NOTE
Pursuant to a Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-78099) ( the
"Registration Statement"), AdForce, Inc. (the "Registrant") registered shares of
its common stock, $.001 par value per share (the "Registrant Common Stock"),
under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, for offer and issuance pursuant to
the Registrant's (i) 1997 Stock Plan, (ii) Starpoint Software, Inc. 1996 Stock
Plan, (iii) 1999 Equity Incentive Plan, (iv) 1999 Employee Stock Purchase Plan,
(v) 1999 Directors Stock Option Plan and (vi) Non-Plan Stock Option Grants
(collectively, the "Plans"). On January 12, 2000, the Registrant merged with a
wholly owned subsidiary of CMGI, Inc. Therefore, this Post-Effective Amendment
No. 1 to the Registration Statement is being filed pursuant to the Registrant's
undertaking contained in the Registration Statement for the purpose of
deregistering all shares of Registrant Common Stock which remain unissued under
the Plans.
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to Rule 478 promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, the
Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all
of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Post-
Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement to be signed on its
behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the Town of Andover,
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts on March 30, 2000.
ADFORCE, INC.
By: /s/ Andrew J. Hajducky III
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Andrew J. Hajducky III
Vice President and Treasurer
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