There are approximately 1,000 subscribers to Arachne. It works for most. When I send a letter to Arachne it is because I think more than one person will be interested. Otherwise, the time required is just too great - I want a "big bang for my buck", as the saying goes. This means "results for my money, or time, or knowledge". It has been a pleasure to share lace knowledge, but when working for a large corporation I learned that no one is indispensable. The suggested Arachne digest option does not suit my purpose. Some appeals for help are time-sensitive. I refuse to make complicated arrangements and set up extra subscriptions with other companies to be able to communicate with our international lace community. Blocking e-mail smells like an illegal action. AOL collects monthly fees for service, and I will address this with them. It looks like Yahoo collects fees as well. We also buy stamps to pay for postal service, and that mail must be delivered - by law and agreements between nations. Your paid phone company cannot refuse to connect some calls: we enjoy universal service. Calls to other nations are paid for with a portion of what you pay to your telephone provider.
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