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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 30, 2000
Registration No. 333-91617
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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
YESMAIL.COM, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
DELAWARE 36-4020286
(State or Other Jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer
Incorporation or Organization) Identification Number)
565 LAKEVIEW PARKWAY, SUITE 135, VERNON HILLS, ILLINOIS 60061
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
1999 STOCK OPTION PLAN
1999 EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN
(Full Title of the Plans)
ANDREW J. HAJDUCKY III
VICE PRESIDENT AND TREASURER
YESMAIL.COM, INC.
565 LAKEVIEW PARKWAY, SUITE 135
VERNON HILLS, ILLINOIS 60061
(Name and Address of Agent for Service)
(847) 918-9292
(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. 333-91617) (the
"Registration Statement"), yesmail.com, inc. (the "Registrant") registered
shares of its common stock, $.0001 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) 1999 Stock Option Plan and (ii) 1999 Employee
Stock Purchase Plan (collectively, the "Plans"). On March 10, 2000, the
Registrant merged with a wholly owned subsidiary of CMGI, Inc. Therefore,
pursuant to the Registrant's undertaking contained in the Registration
Statement, this Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement is
being filed 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 on Form S-8 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.
YESMAIL.COM, INC.
By: /s/ Andrew J. Hajducky III
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Andrew J. Hajducky III
Vice President and Treasurer
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