I'll offer another perspective. Until recently, I could not afford an email service with web access. I went though a BBS (which I still prefer for reading mail) that cost me $40 a year. It didn't matter if I could download the slickest, most up-to-date, fabulous browser out there -- I would not have been able to make use of it. I don't just do email for fun. I have two children with disabilities and listservs have been a lifeline and an incredible resource for me. Had the listowners decided that my presence was not welcome unless I was willing to shell out the money for a more expensive service, I would have have missed out on information that has been of great benefit to my family. I'm not willing to cut off our rural and non-USA members so others can play with fancy fonts and backgrounds. Karen Stephen C. Nill, J.D. wrote: > A service, yes. But regardless of email client? No. I'll repeat this: > Netscape and Internet Explorer are free. That means substantially all > persons with the desire can obtain a state-of-the-art email client without > charge. -- Karen Reznek [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask]