Dear List:
I think the issue of compatibility may be more of an issue in the
future than even whether or not the ISP is free. Lord knows, those of
us who don't have a lot or make a lot of money would like free ISP's.
But realism says that free ISP's are ghosts in the present environment.
Not to quote Sam H. all the time, but if something serious isn't being
done by the state or federal governments about the issue of spam, then
how can we even HOPE to have free ISP's that are not just "ISP's" with
names like *.edu or such. Students or those closely connected with
major universities that can afford to have their own servers sometimes
send e-mail for free. But that is in the campus "net". We are entering
the world of the DOT.com psychology and e-commerce. And the problem is
that in the non-campus world ISP's either don't or can't find much time
to spend tracking down violators. We are all busy. So unless the law
is such that major violators are not harbored but hunted down and
severely punished, then abuse of the "inbox" will abound. And yes,
this is coming from a guy that has not attended a university and
is not a fan of big government.
BTW, I am trying to keep my promise to myself to not make any
more political statements until at least two weeks after the election.
Guess I "flunked" on that one.
Yours,
Thomas/ "tomstfor"
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