In a message of  mark lewis (1:3634/12@fidonet) writes:
 TM> And second, how on earth would per-minute phone charges HELP
 TM> the plight of the BBS?
 ml> because the per-minute charges would be levied on internet connections 
 ml> not bbs'... the callers would "rebel" against the charges and so not 
 ml> call/connect to the internet... instead they would (most likely) 
 ml> (re)start calling the bbs systems...
We can hope Mark, but I don't intend to hold my breath...
   Gene Lowry
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