-=> Tony Langdon wrote to Dave Drum <=-

 DD> If one is messaging someone with an address in that network, surely.
 DD> But AOL, Juno and Earthlink are like Gmail or Yahoo in that they are on
 DD> their own server(s) and merely accessed by using someone's net to get
 DD> on the Interweb. Even Excite - where I still have an email address of
 DD> vladimir.ilyich{at}excite.com  Bv)= My user name there is Nicolai Ulyanov
 DD> ..... so far no one has "got it".   Bv(=

 TL> Ahh, I see, so they've turned more into cloud providers?

 DD> Who has turned into cloud providers? Google (Gmail owner) has offered
 DD> cloud services for some time. As has Yahoo. Excite is circling the

 TL> Re-read my post, I posed the question about AOL, Juno and Earthlink.

I had mentioned six different services. You weren't very specific until this 
last posting. I have not a clew as to where the services store their stuff - 
in the clouds or under the mattresses. I don't use (and never will) cloud 
storage - not trusting it to be secure. For all I know those services may 
stash their data on flash drive arrays. Or a multi-terrabyte googleplex set 
up.

... I'm terribly sorry, but I'm afraid you're just a mirage.
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