On Wed, 18 Aug 1999, Rob Hill wrote:
> yeah - it's called a 'family' account - ie you can't let your
> dad on the internet unless you upgrade to a 'family' account.
> (and if you do, you're stupid - how the hell are they going
> to know? -
> "Dear 'Valued' Customer -
> we've detected some discrepencies in your
> typing speed - your account has been revoked.
>> P.S. Please ignore this message if you have
> recently been involved in an accident related
> to your fingers.
>> Sincerely,
> ClubI"
> )
The family account was designed for those domestic customers who wanted
more than one e-mail address.
No ISP can realistically control the number of people connecting through a
given dial up account[1] - the differentiation we make is based on the
services we supply for that account.
T.
[1] Except preventing simultaneous connections with the same user/pass
combination.
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