For AOL masochists, AOL is going for broke with free accounts

[Mary]

--- In HPFGU-OTChatter at yahoogroups.com, "Dina Lerret" <bunniqula at ...>
wrote:
> Hm, mailing lists such as this could be a dying thing too. Folks are
> moving over to LiveJournal, which really makes it a pain in the butt
> to keep up with *group* conversations. There's also forums but I've
> ranted on the pros and cons of each form of communication. I'd be
> both curious *and* worried about what the new internet trend will be
> as things head for 'real time' (dunno how far in the future for
> 'virtual reality' interactive interface to be more household).


That was a concern on the CompuServe forums too, ten years ago. There
are real advantages to reading everything in one place (my mailbox) and
at my convenience.