I think it's even more devious than that....... they want us all on Web-based mail so they force-feed us advertising.
I called to complain when they added ads to mine last year because after all, I already *pay* them a monthly fee to be my ISP. The complaint fell on deaf ears.. :( -- JRS stei...@pacbell.net Facts do not cease to exist just because they are ignored. > Bottom line is they all want us on webmail because there is no need to > support > setting that up. I'd do gmail web in a pinch, but certainly not my normal > method > given I can POP or IMAP in.