HIGHLA-L Digest - 7 Aug 2005 to 8 Aug 2005 (#2005-97)
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There are 9 messages totalling 272 lines in this issue.
Topics of the day:
1. OT
2. 10 years or more of AOL is probably enough (8)
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Date: Mon, 8 Aug 2005 07:37:52 +0100
From: "a.j.mosby" <a.j.mosby@btinternet.com>
Subject: Re: OT
The really sad thing here is that though I was rushing to go out when I
posted the original e-mail and noted the spelling mistakes too late, the one
thing that occured to me was: 'I bet Nina will make a crack about
spell-check'.
SO predictable.
John
----- Original Message -----
From: "MacWestie" <mac.westie@VERIZON.NET>
To: <HIGHLA-L@LISTS.PSU.EDU>
Sent: Monday, August 08, 2005 1:45 AM
Subject: [HL] OT
> John--
>> The bi-monthly blatant plug awaits you nad the inevitable comments...
>
> Sure hope your mag has a better spell-check than you use here.
>
> Nina (far be it from me to disappoint dear John)
> mac.westie@verizon.net
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Date: Mon, 8 Aug 2005 05:55:59 -0700
From: Ginny Gibbs <red57metoo@yahoo.com>
Subject: 10 years or more of AOL is probably enough
After all this time (more than 11 years) I'm getting
ready to drop my full AOL account, so I've moved the
subscription for this list over to Yahoo.
I'll still keep the old screenname for use with AIM
(instant messaging). The death knell for AOL came
when I realized that Yahoo (which I've been using as a
"shopping" address) has a very good music service.
It seems kind of silly to pay the monthly charges "for
old times' sake" when Yahoo and other email clients
have much better free products.
I wonder if AOL will be as hard to kill as an Immie?
I've hear that before.
ginny
red57metoo@yahoo.com
Life. Short. Dessert NOW.
http://www.blogula-rasa.com
http://www.holy-innocents.org
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Date: Mon, 8 Aug 2005 09:57:03 -0400
From: Jill Gillham <selkie@cox.net>
Subject: Re: 10 years or more of AOL is probably enough
> From: Ginny Gibbs <red57metoo@yahoo.com>
> I wonder if AOL will be as hard to kill as an Immie?
> I've hear that before.
>
Well it took changing our credit card number in order to get AOL to stop billing us when I was trying to cancel service.
Still here but lurking these days.
Jill
selkie@cox.net
http://members.cox.net/selkie/
"Carpe carp!"
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Date: Mon, 8 Aug 2005 11:29:32 -0400
From: Wendy <Immortals_Incorporated@cox.net>
Subject: Re: 10 years or more of AOL is probably enough
Ginny says:
> After all this time (more than 11 years) I'm getting
> ready to drop my full AOL account, so I've moved the
> subscription for this list over to Yahoo.
Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooo! Is nothing safe in this world?
Wendy (Change is bad.)
Immortals Inc.
immortals_incorporated@cox.net
"Weasels for Eternity"
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Date: Mon, 8 Aug 2005 11:40:59 EDT
From: Dotiran@aol.com
Subject: Re: 10 years or more of AOL is probably enough
> After all this time (more than 11 years) I'm getting
> ready to drop my full AOL account, so I've moved the
> subscription for this list over to Yahoo.
I've considered this for a couple of years. The old AOL HL boards are a
shadow of their former selves, and now AOL no longer carries newsgroups so I
have to get ATH through Google which is a pain.
But, in fact, we are currently paying for both AOL and broadband Comcast
cable [which has an email program included] because I've tried so many other
accounts including hotmail and yahoo and earthlink and juno, but none of them
has the beautiful and efficient email service that AOL has. Truly. The easy
user interface, the extras, the great spam filters,
the photo inserts, the Send later feature, just about everything about it
is first rate. [I know, those of you who hate AOL won't agree, but I'm just
talking about my own experience.] And yahoo in particular has such a small
capacity for email it would never work for me.
[And as for using Outlook Express for *anything*, it gives me a nervous
breakdown. I've even physically removed it from my computer. Blech]
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Date: Mon, 8 Aug 2005 12:03:28 -0400
From: Sandy Fields <diamonique@comcast.net>
Subject: Re: 10 years or more of AOL is probably enough
At 11:40 AM 8/8/2005, Dotiran@aol.com wrote:
>But, in fact, we are currently paying for both AOL and broadband Comcast
>cable [which has an email program included] because I've tried so many
>other accounts including hotmail and yahoo and earthlink and juno, but
>none of them has the beautiful and efficient email service that AOL has.
Really? I dumped AOL years ago because of their horrible email service. Of
course, it's possible that it's gotten a lot better since then. I switched
to Earthlink at the time, and they have GREAT web email interface, spam
filters, and everything you mentioned. I switched to Comcast (another
great one) only because I wanted high speed and couldn't get it in my area
with Earthlink.
>Truly. The easy user interface, the extras, the great spam filters, the
>photo inserts, the Send later feature, just about everything about it is
>first rate. [I know, those of you who hate AOL won't agree, but I'm just
>talking about my own experience.]
Count me in as one of those who hates AOL. :-)
>And yahoo in particular has such a small capacity for email it would
>never work for me.
Earthlink and Comcast both have huge mail and webspace capacity.
> [And as for using Outlook Express for *anything*, it gives me a nervous
>breakdown. I've even physically removed it from my computer. Blech]
I'm with you there! I call it Microsoft LookOut!!!
-- Sandy
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Date: Mon, 8 Aug 2005 14:30:30 -0500
From: Kamil <kamilaa@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: 10 years or more of AOL is probably enough
<Sandy> wrote:
Earthlink and Comcast both have huge mail and webspace capacity.
And then there's gmail. <g>
My current status says: You are currently using 153 MB (6%) of your 2474 MB.
I have invites (fifty or so, I think), if there's anyone who'd like
one and hasn't found onethough other sources.
It's free, great spam filters, *huge* storage capabilities (that keep
expanding. they started the service offering 1 gig of storage, now
it's up to 21/2 gigs), a web interface that I find dead simple to use,
google search tools so you can find your mail again in that two gig
storage bin, etc, etc..
/gmail pimpage>
--
Kamil
The Wave: Do you read Gandalf slash?
Ian McKellan: Well, I'm quite a fan of pornography. I think it's a
very good idea. I think it stops people from going out and hurting
each other.
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Date: Mon, 8 Aug 2005 21:46:17 +0100
From: Jette Goldie <jette@blueyonder.co.uk>
Subject: Re: 10 years or more of AOL is probably enough
From: "Kamil" <kamilaa@GMAIL.COM>
> I have invites (fifty or so, I think), if there's anyone who'd like
> one and hasn't found onethough other sources.
>
Doesn't everyone? <g>
Jette
"Work for Peace and remain Fiercely Loving" - Jim Byrnes
jette@blueyonder.co.uk
http://www.jette.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/
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Date: Mon, 8 Aug 2005 15:53:10 -0500
From: Kamil <kamilaa@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: 10 years or more of AOL is probably enough
<me>
I have invites (fifty or so, I think), if there's anyone who'd like
one and hasn't found onethough other sources.
<Jette>
Doesn't everyone? <g>
LOL!
Err, I mean, shhh! I'm trying to get rid of some of the things; they
keep breeding like rabbits. <g>
--
Kamil
The Wave: Do you read Gandalf slash?
Ian McKellan: Well, I'm quite a fan of pornography. I think it's a
very good idea. I think it stops people from going out and hurting
each other.
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