Tobias
You have a major point there. I use AOL for the same purpose. Although
there are someplace here in the states and abroad that have no (local) aol
access. Good point being is you can still use a friends computer and their
ISP to get your mail by going to aol's site.
Brandy
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> The one major advantage (the only one that comes to my mind) of aol:
> commuting between Florida and Germany and regularly travelling to Spain, I
> have <local> aol access nodes everywhere. I've cussed aol so often and do
it
> on a nearly daily basis, but the money it saves me by providing local
access
> whereever I go is for the time being worth the crappy service and often
pokey
> connections.
>
> Tobias
>
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