🚀 go-pugleaf

Don Gingrich <gingrich@melbpc.org.au> wrote:

>I have received notification re the new acslink arrangements and
>I'm less than impressed.
>
>The price for e-mail re-direction amounts to something just short
>of extortion. I have recently had $70 worth of business cards
>printed, all quoting the acslink address, so I essentially have
>little choice -- particularly since I'm in the middle of a
>job search at present.

You do have a choice, and it was pointed out to you in the email you
received. $3/hour (timed to the minute) for mail collection from your
acslink.net.au address. RTFWP.

>
>What do we actually get for our $15-
>
>1. a .forward file that takes 512 bytes on their server
>2. a home directory which only contains a .forward file 512 bytes
>3. a disabled account entry in the /etc/passwd file
>
>AFAIK there are _no_ volume charges on e-mail so I'm stuffed if
>I can see how the use of 1k of disk space can be worth $15/month.

This is the same specious, idiotic argument used to justify software
theft. "It only costs $2.00 to make a CD, so why should I pay $900 for
Microsoft Office?" Claptrap!

>FWIW, the acm.org address that I have costs me $0/year other than
>continuing my ACM membership.

The ACS is not just supplying an email redirection service. The brief
was to find ISPs with a full range of services. I assume that the ACM
doesn't provide web or news access through the acm.org names.

>
>What is happening here? WHat is the justification?
>
>I'm listining.

No you're not.

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Peter Bowditch
peterb@acslink.net.au
peterb@gebesse.com.au
sales@gebesse.com.au
peterb@netaus.net.au
61419219659@mobilenet.telstra.net

(mail to all of the above addresses is collected in one email session
by my mail client, as per the instructions which people refuse to
read)

pbowdittch@msn.com
pbowditch@compuserve.com

(mail to the above addresses has to be collected individually, because
the ISPs don't use POP mail and WILL NOT ALLOW redirection, even for
$15/month)