Christian Biesinger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in [EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED], on 03 Feb 2002:
> JTK wrote: >> AOL users pay for AOL's "service", correct? "Instant >> Messaging(tm)" is part of that service, correct? > > You can use AIM without being an AOL customer. To add, you pay AOL money (when they are your ISP) for internet access. I don't believe IM is part of the fee, as I know lots of AOL subscribers who don't use any type of IM because it's just not their thing. They don't get to pay $1.50 less a month because they don't use AOL IM. And yet still, I don't understand what the controversey here is over. Can someone please explain to me why AOL stopping 3rd party freebies from *stealing* their network resources and bandwith, not to mention potentially jeopardizing the integrity of AOL's network, is so wrong?? -- ICQ: N/A (temporarily) AIM: FlyersR1 9 email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] _ = m
