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   Hello mark!   
      
   ** 05.04.19 - 00:17, mark lewis wrote to August Abolins:   
      
      
   AA>>>> Were you ever a member of Compuserve and the discussion areas?   
      
   ml> ..the cost is why i didn't stay any longer than i did...   
      
   AA>> Compuserve offered a robo-call program that would call up, collect the   
   AA>> messages from the areas you were interested in, send off any of your   
   AA>> messages or email, and disconnect.  Then the same program was used to   
   AA>> read/edit/compose.   
      
   ml> hummm...   
      
   That was the *only* way that I ever tolerated using it.  The cost per each     
   connection + the per minute rates could add up quickly.   
      
   I tried to limit my use to 4 calls per week, but I kept track of the total     
   minutes my pocket book could bear.   
      
   I loved the pro quality of info from the messages and the helpful     
   courteous attitude from other members (unlike what I seem to be     
   encountering in another echo at this time.)  :(   
      
   The last few days have been quite a whirlwind in learning the ropes of     
   opx.  Still more to learn.  Thanks for your input and comments every now     
   and then.   
      
   Regards,   
     ../|ug   
      
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