Re: Sun Time now has a pay wall

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From: jamie
Date: Mon, 19 Dec 2011 20:59

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In article <slrn3vfsjeuokm.4ka.zoerhoff@sdf.lonestar.org>,
Kristian M Zoerhoff  <zoerhoff@sdf.org> wrote:
>On 2011-12-19, Mark Anderson <mea@nospambradnylion.com> wrote:
>> I hadn't heard any news about this.  Here's a popup I just got for 
>> trying to read a Sun Times article.  I like the Sun Times but not sure 
>> if I'll read more than 20 of their articles/month.  
>
>The Daily Herald's was broken within a week (I have a bookmarklet if I need 
>it). I'm sure the Sun-Times' won't last long, either, unless they actually 
>set up completely separate servers for free vs. paid content. Anything based 
>on cookies or IP addresses is just window dressing.

It's pitifully simple.  Just close the pop-up and hit x to keep the brower from
reloading.  Much simpler than the NYT.

Jamie

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