Fravia's Messageboard ~ Moderated
Domain names, USA.net and payme for my time..
Friday, 02-Apr-99 13:34:25

This is a multi message about a few things..mainly a moan, so feel free not to read it, but if you do you are accepting the conditions not to flame any information, views or ideas part or whole therefore..


Domain names..THe present structure is very poor. People buy up names in the hope they will get a profit later. Companies with lots of money buy there name and deviations so that they are the not available for anyone else..
Example..Equalizer.com. Its a glass maker..fine..but they also have Equalizer.org, which is not online.
Why did they buy it ?
The domain prefix .org is for non-commercial organisations. They bought it to stop anyone else buying it and the poor non-profit group wanting it has no chance. So bad luck on you if your childrens support group has the name "Equaliser"...

USA.net..This nice free email provider has been getting greedy as time progresses..When it first started it was great. Then it added banners..fine..but they are now at a point where they have more banners than any other free email service.
The latest idea they have had is to charge you for extra services that are free with other free email providers and should be free for USA.net.
There always down for maintence and unavailable..lots more than any other free service.
So..you say leave ..goto Microsoft hotmail which is also not worth the no money I pay for it..
Anyway..Newmail.net is great..go there..

Payment for time. There is an essay on Fravia`s site about payment for the time reading junk mail etc. Its a very good essay and this is rather like a continuance.

I also am tired of the bully boy tactics of large corporations. I suggest everyone takes time to type the following.

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To whom it may concern.

The large amount of time taken to correspond has unfortunatly been shown not to be cost effictive.
Therefore the information or correspondence overleaf has been charged to your account.
If you do not have an account with me, please be advised that a charge of $10 has been made and I look forward to receiving your check. If the correspondence is regarding an outstanding invoice that I have with you or your company, please deduct the above amount from any outstanding amount.

Note: Acceptance of these conditions is automatic on response to this letter or reference to any information or details contained within.


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Now, just print this on the back of any letterheaded paper you have and when you write to any company or answer any trash mail you get $10

It can be improved though and I would like a lawyer to compose a more
viable legal one. I would certainly use it in correspondence with the telephone company, gas company, electic company etc..

Thats all..If you have reached this far you are under the obligation to conform with the disclaimer on top..

Thanks..

Hooky

Hooky