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    From Ogg@VERT/CAPCITY2 to Ed Vance on Sat Aug 16 22:13:00 2025
    Hello Ed!

    ** On Saturday 16.08.25 - 16:04, you wrote to Jcurtis:

    Some years later I got a disk to try out Compuserve for a
    half hour at no cost. I looked aound Compuserve and didn't
    think it was worth paying for.

    I used TapCIS:

    "CompuServe's automated program to grab messages was called
    TapCIS. It allowed users to manage their email accounts and
    forum memberships more efficiently by enabling offline work and
    automating the process of sending and receiving messages."

    I tried to limited dialup to about 3 times a week at most.
    Still.. my monthly bill seemed large. I don't remember my
    total average online time.


    --- OpenXP 5.0.64
    * Origin: Ogg's Dovenet Point (723:320/1.9)
    * Synchronet * CAPCITY2 * capcity2.synchro.net * Telnet/SSH:2022/Rlogin/HTTP
  • From MRO@VERT/BBSESINF to Ogg on Sun Aug 17 11:58:20 2025
    Re: Compuserve..
    By: Ogg to Ed Vance on Sat Aug 16 2025 10:13 pm

    Hello Ed!

    ** On Saturday 16.08.25 - 16:04, you wrote to Jcurtis:

    Some years later I got a disk to try out Compuserve for a half hour
    at no cost. I looked aound Compuserve and didn't think it was worth paying for.

    I used TapCIS:

    "CompuServe's automated program to grab messages was called TapCIS.
    It allowed users to manage their email accounts and forum
    memberships more efficiently by enabling offline work and automating
    the process of sending and receiving messages."

    I tried to limited dialup to about 3 times a week at most. Still..
    my monthly bill seemed large. I don't remember my total average
    online time.


    compuserv took some getting used to. i did enjoy using it and it did get expensive. and in the cb chat there were of course people with big egos.
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