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From: <ajmarve@ba*.ne*>
Date: Mon, 26 Apr 1999 19:42:08 -0400
To: Jsuw@ao*.co*
CC: techdiver@aquanaut.com, SMCARY@mi*.co*, TheNerd@ao*.co*,
     cobber@ci*.co*
Subject: Re: ISPs
Whats next, the relative merits of tank bangers vs. "the rattler" ??

  Aol sucks, Denial is not just a dive site in Egypt...........

Al Marvelli

Jsuw@ao*.co* wrote:

> In a message dated 4/26/99 11:49:55 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
> SMCARY@MI*.CO* writes:
>
> > They don't have them...like the rest of us they left AOL becuase it sucks as
> >  an ISP.
>
> Obviously I am also using AOL as an ISP.  It may not be the greatest but it
> does have a few good points.
>
> 1. I can access it around the country when I travel.  In most locations, it
> is a local call.
>
> 2. I have made a few friends in the scuba chat room.  Some of whom I have
> actually dived with!  (Laugh if you like, but I've enjoyed talking with some
> of the other divers.)
>
> Like any ISP, it also offers:
>
> 1. Access to the internet.
>
> 2. A private email address, not connected to my employer.
>
> Does my choice of ISP really say anything about me as a diver or as a person?
>  I thought it was a way to access the web before I had access through work.
> I liked it better than Prodigy, GEnie, and Compuserve.  Before it was
> available elsewhere, I liked the Instant Messaging capability it offered.  It
> still suits my current needs for an ISP, and my friends know this email
> address.  I see no reason to change.  It's a means to an end.  That's all.
>
> J.Sitchin
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