On Sunday, October 13, 2002, at 09:54 , Gerald Uhlan wrote: > On the other > hand, when I did have to pay by the hour, I used to use a function > where it > would sign on just long enough to send and retrieve my e-mail. Then I > did > my reading and composing offline. It was a nice, money-saving feature.
I used to do that as late as 2000 when I was using a dialup ISP (Auracom). Although I didn't have to pay by the minue per se, I DID have a 120 hour monthly limit on time I could spend on-line during the day. Night time on-line time, though, was unlimited. If, however, I wanted to get my E-mail through the day, I'd download, disconnect, compose, then reconnect and batch upload. I originally STARTED doing this when I used to SHARE an Internet connection with a friend and had to limit time carefully. Actually, come to think of it, I used to do that ANY time I was doing my E-mail, regardless of how much time I had available. The logic was, why should I tie up a modem on someone else when I'm not using the connection? Nowadays, though, with a cable-based broadband connection, this is no longer an issue. :) John A. Ardelli Owner/Moderator BIFIDA-L: The Original Spina Bifida Discussion List The Crystal Corner - The Original Dark Crystal Discussion List -- The iMac List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | - Epson Stylus Color 580 Printers - new at $69 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> iMac List info: <http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/imac-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
