At 5:32 PM 3/2/96, Dr. Dimitri Vulis wrote: ...
(I'd never deal with an ISP who doesn't accept checks or money orders. And I mean checks, not automatic withdrawals from a checking account.)
For the record, Netcom has always accepted personal checks mailed in to them. The credit card debit was offered as a convenience to those who wanted it; it was and remains optional. The "credit card numbers were stolen" point, that I believe Ed Carp was referring to, had to do with the Mitnick affair, and is very old news. I no longer use Netcom as my primary account, but thought some misconceptions needed correcting. I don't plan to debate the merits of Netcom, Mitnick, etc., and will post no more on this topic. --Tim May Boycott "Big Brother Inside" software! We got computers, we're tapping phone lines, we know that that ain't allowed. ---------:---------:---------:---------:---------:---------:---------:---- Timothy C. May | Crypto Anarchy: encryption, digital money, tcmay@got.net 408-728-0152 | anonymous networks, digital pseudonyms, zero W.A.S.T.E.: Corralitos, CA | knowledge, reputations, information markets, Higher Power: 2^756839 - 1 | black markets, collapse of governments. "National borders aren't even speed bumps on the information superhighway."