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[Ed Carp]

On Sat, 2 Mar 1996, Powers Glenn wrote:

> use netcom (or something similiar) that gives you dynamic ip 
> addresses. as a bonus, netcom doesn't require an actual name or 
> address. (yes, they require a CC#). this allows fairly anonymous 
> access. (prehaps one reason the neeed for web proxies isn't that high)

I wouldn't give Netcom my CC# if my life depended on it.  They have a 
really lousy record of people breaking in, stealing their lists of CC 
numbers, then Netcom trying to sweep it under the rug and not telling 
their users that their CC# was compromised.

Besides, their service really sucks, and their technical "support" 
doesn't exist.
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