On 23 Apr 00 at 6:20, Thomas Mueller wrote:
>>Dale,
>>
>>FreeWWWeb has no news server? I thought their information page said there
>>was a news server, news.freewwweb.com, though I saw news.smartworld.net on
>>another page.
When I signed up I remember distinctly being surprised that there was
no news serve, but, I could be mistaken.
>>Why would one want to use Web access to email instead of POP3/SMTP which is
>>Javascript-proof?
You are traveling and do not have access to your ISP's dialup
network but you have access to the web on another computer, you can
still access your email. I agree it is inferior to POP/SMTP access,
but I guess "any port in a storm" is a good alternative in some
situations. BTW, the web mail access at 1NationOnline is limited to
reading your mail with Arachne, as most of the other actions are
Javascript, but of course if you are accessing the web through
somebody elses computer, you are most likely going to be using a
Javascript capable browser anyway.
>>Is 28.8k 1 Nation Online's top speed?
No I think most nodes on their rented network are probably 56k
access, though I don't have 56k myself to verify that on my local
dialup access numbers.
Regards,
Dale Mentzer
Anatomy (n): something everyone has, but which looks
better on a girl. -- Bruce Raeburn.
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