Path: utzoo!telecom-request Date: Tue, 23 Apr 91 09:23:00 GMT From: Arnette P Baker +1 708 224 6437 Newsgroups: comp.dcom.telecom Subject: Prodigy Questions Message-ID: Organization: TELECOM Digest Sender: Telecom@eecs.nwu.edu Approved: Telecom@eecs.nwu.edu X-Submissions-To: telecom@eecs.nwu.edu X-Administrivia-To: telecom-request@eecs.nwu.edu X-Telecom-Digest: Volume 11, Issue 303, Message 4 of 13 Lines: 32 I am looking for information on Prodigy. I am looking into it because my parents just bought a PC and are looking for things to do with it. They received a Prodigy start up kit (well, they bought the darn thing at Sears) and are interested in it. The first question I have involves e-mail. Can Internet users send e-mail to Prodigy users and vice-a-versa? If yes, how is it done? I also need some comparative analysis of Prodigy vs. Compuserve. Do the two offer similar services besides e-mail? Of particular interest to my Dad are the news service, the travel stuff, and weather. I did follow the discussions a while back about Prodigy "sensoring" e-mail (a practice I despise) and was hoping to discover that Compuserve has virtues to recommend it above Prodigy. I would appreciate replies either by e-mail to kityss@ihlpf.att.com or through posts to this group. Pat - I can not ftp the archives from this location. If you could send me the instructions on "alternative e-mail archive access" I could look at back articles discussing Prodigy. Thanks. Arnette Baker AT&T Network Systems kityss@ihlpf.att.com [Moderator's Note: I've sent you the bitftp help file. For others who cannot use ftp at their site, if you wish information about the bitftp method for accessing the archives, send me a note and I will send you a copy of the help file. When using the help file, substitute 'lcs.mit.edu' and 'cd telecom-archives' in the appropriate places. PAT]