In a message dated Mon, 24 Jun 2002 00:49:14 -0500, Samuel W. Heywood <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
<< Hello: Does anyone know if MSN.COM is a pseudo-ISP like AOL? I have heard that MSN.COM is just a pseudo-ISP. The reason I am asking is that my son, who is in the USMC, does a lot of travelling and temporary duties in different places, and he is thinking about subscribing to MSN.COM because that ISP offers a lot of local access numbers for almost everywhere in the US. I have already told him about "Access-4-free.com", but unfortunately that ISP doesn't have any local access numbers for Camp Lejeune, NC, which is his home base where he is normally stationed. <snip> Sam Heywood >> I have heard that there are privacy concerns with MSN due to Microsoft's tendency to snoop and compile information on users. There are many national ISP's these days that have local access numbers all over the country. Check out Corecomm or AT&T. I have noticed that AT&T has some good special offers and the last time I checked, they weren't using proprietary software. Arachne works with Corecomm and you can also dial into a shell account with a regular communications program. Binky
