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Bekki Doll |
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A cynical yet secular shiny retrogamer, thread ressurector and fan of the word "gay".
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Reged: 01/28/12
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Posts: 771
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Loc: Freeport, PA
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Re: Not "everyone" was an America Online "luser". ;-)
05/07/12 04:07 AM
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Do you remember the first free internet service provider called "NetZero"? I remember trying it out when it first came out. Their dial up connection and internet connection was so much more slower than AOL's, probably because of all the ads. But I guess for people who could not afford to pay for internet, it was better than nothing. I just googled NetZero and I see the company/internet provider still exists, but now they charge $9.99 a month.
I do. I especially remember Juno that provided free E-mail via its own standalone client software starting in 1996. Juno eventually got bought out and absorbed into NetZero.
The Juno client at the time was great in that it did the same thing as my OLX setup. But, through the years, they added free web access as well.
The big reason I no longer use Juno and its client is that, thanks to its integration with Internment Exploder, it created a gaping security hole that can be exploited by HTML-based E-mail. Not only that but it was a pain to attempt to view such E-mail's plaintext source. So it had to go.
The only good thing is that at least Juno's E-mail was saved in plaintext format. I can easily pop such "folders" into my browser and do fast text searches. I had to reverse-engineer how Juno stored the stuff but once I figured it out it was a breeze to back everything up.
Many years later I know of much better sources for free E-mail. Thanks to WiFi you don't need to worry about a connection. But make sure that you can connect to the mail server via TLS or browse webmail via https.
--Bekki
Combating functional illiteracy with latex-clad drama since the '80s, because old video games rule!
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Thought to myself, "AOL is still kicking?"
