Date: Wed, 12 Oct 94 14:46:10 EDT
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From: dcarment@ccs.carleton.ca (David Carment)
Subject: Derek Drew's frustrations with system
Derek, I was wondering if your frustration about the load of mail you get
is in part a reflection of the fact that you subscribe to AOL. Would it be
correct
to assume that you pay for this service on a time basis and that in a
sense the extra load costs you money? If so I sympathize with anybody who
has to pay for their e-mail use. To me it is doubly frustrating when a
subscriber has to wade through ads on a newsgroup, because in a way the
person is paying twice.
Others who do not pay for their e-mail usage may be more prone to making
comments they would otherwise not do (such as this one)..... The problem
does exemplify a situation that will need to be resolved if e-mail usage
is to be more equitable and accessible. We could start by getting rid of
the private companies (IMHO-YMMV) -DC
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David Carment
School of International Affairs
Carleton University
Ottawa, Ontario
K1S 5B6
voice - (613) 788-2600-6662
fax - (613) 788-2889
Email address: dcarment@ccs.carleton.ca
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