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From: henry@garp.mit.edu (Henry Mensch)
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Subject: Re: Prodigy - Conversations with Fred
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Date: 26 Nov 90 12:08:29 GMT
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hshaw@Neon.Stanford.EDU (Hubert Shaw) wrote: 
->Why protest?  Another thing not mentioned is that email is limited to 4
->Prodigy pages, which is equivalent to about ONE typed page.  

not only that, but *P* continues to promote the service to
non-subscribers as a flat-fee service (obviously deceptive).  *P* just
recently told their subscribers about the upcoming change in e-mail
arrangements (they were very good at not answering questions from
users when asked about the new charge).

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