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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Another geek thing #155217 02/06/2006 4:39 PM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Jackie Carpal Tunnel Jackie Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky I read that AOL and Yahoo are planning to start charging for some e-mails (primarily from businesses)--anywhere from ¼c. to 1 cent each, and that paid-for e-mails will get preferential treatment, which they were a little vague on. Supposedly one of the "benefits" is that it will cut down on spam. What do you all think? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Another geek thing Jackie 02/06/2006 4:39 PM Details, details wofahulicodoc 02/06/2006 4:55 PM Re: Details, details AnnaStrophic 02/06/2006 5:31 PM Re: Details, details tsuwm 02/06/2006 5:59 PM Re: Another geek thing AlimaeHP 02/07/2006 6:30 PM Re: Another geek thing TEd Remington 02/07/2006 7:19 PM Re: Another geek thing AlimaeHP 02/07/2006 7:30 PM Re: Another geek thing Buffalo Shrdlu 02/07/2006 8:35 PM Re: Another geek thing sjmaxq 02/07/2006 8:49 PM Re: Another geek thing Jackie 02/08/2006 12:17 AM Re: Another geek thing AlimaeHP 02/08/2006 12:22 AM Re: Another geek thing Alex Williams 02/08/2006 2:19 AM Re: Another geek thing AlimaeHP 02/08/2006 2:54 AM Re: Another geek thing Faldage 02/08/2006 10:37 AM Re: Another geek thing AlimaeHP 02/08/2006 1:52 PM Re: Another geek thing Faldage 02/09/2006 2:44 AM Faldage AlimaeHP 02/09/2006 3:34 AM Re: Faldage Faldage 02/09/2006 1:05 PM Re: Faldage Myridon 02/09/2006 3:56 PM Re: Faldage mechanesthesia 02/11/2006 3:39 AM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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