Deeann Hardy wrote in a message to Michael Kirst:
DH> That's all fine and good but I never SUGGESTED that people get an
DH> AOL account. As long as you can DOWNLOAD from your own server than
DH> you can get them!! I sent them out to people who use many different
DH> providers, not just AOL. Where did you get the impression that I
DH> want folks to join AOL??? I'm not going to get into an argument with
DH> you so let's forget it ok? This is a free service that I'm offering
DH> that could be invaluable to some people who are just starting a search.
And you completely missed my point.  I was trying (in a nice manner without 
shouting) to get you to see the point that not everyone in this forum has 
Internet (or other pay service [Compu$erve, AOL, etc.] access. So they are 
left with communicating via BBS systems.
DH>> Send me your requests there and not on this list so we
DH>> don't clutter up the list here.
DH> The reason I said to send me their requests in *private* was because
DH> I also moderate a mailing list and one thing that I hate is mail
DH> clutter and it annoys my server as well. I just didn't want your
DH> list to be *cluttered* with a bunch of "Yes! Send me one" posts ok?
DH> No offense please. I thought I was helping. Sorry.
Again, you have the belief that because you have Internet access, that 
everyone else has Internet access.  That is not the case!!  FWIW, I have free 
Internet access.  But I know of a lot of other people who do not, many of 
them in this echo and other echos.
DH> And again, I wasn't trying to force people to do anything here.
DH> Gosh! You try to do something nice.......
I'm not stopping you from trying to do anything that would help anyone! Only 
to try to get you to realize that not everyone uses the Internet and/or pay 
services.
Michael Kirst
f/k/a Christopher Lee Backus
Sysop of The Noble House BBS
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