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Hi Richard,

I am interested in the free internet access "Free Serve" as we do not
have such service locally.  Is this free service supported by
advertisements?  Does it make the user very annoying in the inserted
advertisements or similar to Yahoos?

Thanks,

Raymond

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On Mon, 05 Oct 98 10:39:38 GMT, {R}@sunshine.tm (Richard Ashton) wrote:

->In article <361c4aa1.889762@news.demon.co.uk>
->           Michael@remzoec.demon.co.uk "Michael Clements" writes:
->
->} Can anyone understand why I have been able using Netscape 4 to setup
a
->} Freeserve account (creating a new connectlet with
->} freeservesignup/signup logon username & password) choosing a node
and
->} real password yet am unable to connect using these words afterwards.
->} I've done this twice (I have 2 accounts but can't use them!)
->} The terminal window reports incorrect password from the Freeserve
->} server if I use just the node and my passsword and Windows95 reports
->} "this computer is unable to set up a DUN----) if I use
->} username.freeserve.co.uk and my password.
->} Could it be a modem problem- it's a V90 flashed Courier.
->} I have no problems with Demon connections for my other account.
->
->My V90 flashed Courier works on a Freeserve account. Infact I had to
->use a modem to setup the account as ISDN didn't like using the
->userid/password in PAP.
->
->{R}

FreeServe is completely free, and it's quite fast.

No adverts whatsoever. All you get is Outlook Express, IE4, and a Dial-Up
Networking connection with your name and password. No catch or nothing!!

BE WARNED - - they have very strict rules on sending unsolicited mail and
stuff like that. I'm on my second account now, and that's only because I
mailbombed some kid...

DanEclipse

PS. Pop into your local Dixons / Currys / PC World store to get a copy.
www.freeserve.net for more information!

Raymond Li wrote in message <361cc9cb.8458274@news.hk.super.net>...
|Hi Richard,
|
|I am interested in the free internet access "Free Serve" as we do not
|have such service locally.  Is this free service supported by
|advertisements?  Does it make the user very annoying in the inserted
|advertisements or similar to Yahoos?
|
|Thanks,
|
|Raymond
|
|====================================================================
|
|On Mon, 05 Oct 98 10:39:38 GMT, {R}@sunshine.tm (Richard Ashton) wrote:
|
|->In article <361c4aa1.889762@news.demon.co.uk>
|->           Michael@remzoec.demon.co.uk "Michael Clements" writes:
|->
|->} Can anyone understand why I have been able using Netscape 4 to setup
|a
|->} Freeserve account (creating a new connectlet with
|->} freeservesignup/signup logon username & password) choosing a node
|and
|->} real password yet am unable to connect using these words afterwards.
|->} I've done this twice (I have 2 accounts but can't use them!)
|->} The terminal window reports incorrect password from the Freeserve
|->} server if I use just the node and my passsword and Windows95 reports
|->} "this computer is unable to set up a DUN----) if I use
|->} username.freeserve.co.uk and my password.
|->} Could it be a modem problem- it's a V90 flashed Courier.
|->} I have no problems with Demon connections for my other account.
|->
|->My V90 flashed Courier works on a Freeserve account. Infact I had to
|->use a modem to setup the account as ISDN didn't like using the
|->userid/password in PAP.
|->
|->{R}
|

DanEclipse! in <6vt7ls$jrl$7@newsreader2.core.theplanet.net>:

> Jim Hill wrote in message <36215fb3.115295576@jh-c.demon.co.uk>...
> |DanEclipse! in <6vqg3n$v40$20@newsreader1.core.theplanet.net>:
> |
> |> FreeServe is completely free, and it's quite fast.
> |>
> |> BE WARNED - - they have very strict rules on sending unsolicited mail and
> |> stuff like that. I'm on my second account now, and that's only because I
> |> mailbombed some kid...
> |
> |That says it all.
> |Get one account closed; open another immediately.
> |Repeat ad naseum.
> 
> Why do I get so much aggro for punishing some little twelve year old?? 

There is no justification for net abuse. 

As a matter of interest, was your original account pulled because
Freeserve themselves detected the abuse or did the target of your
abuse complain to Freeserve? 

> What is the problem?? I made a mistake. I have learned. I *KNOW* there are
> better ways to get someone for pissing me off. You don't need to tell me
> that.

I was actually reassured by your acknowledgement of previous sins
and I wasn't being critical of you personally. Not everyone can
be expected to behave after correction, however, hence my ironic
comment. 

Freeserve don't seem to restrict registrations and it seems too
easy for people to open multiple accounts, abuse them all in
turn, then open more new accounts as soon as the existing ones
are yanked. 

Doubtless *@*.freeserve.* will find its way into lots of kill
files, given time, unless Freeserve tighten up their registration
procedures. 

Jim Hill
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DanEclipse! in <6vqg3n$v40$20@newsreader1.core.theplanet.net>:

> FreeServe is completely free, and it's quite fast.
> 
> BE WARNED - - they have very strict rules on sending unsolicited mail and
> stuff like that. I'm on my second account now, and that's only because I
> mailbombed some kid...

That says it all. 
Get one account closed; open another immediately. 
Repeat ad naseum. 

Jim Hill
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Why do I get so much aggro for punishing some little twelve year old?? All
the other groups have had the same problem. When I send 100 emails to this
one kid, saying "Don't mess with me, you don't know what you're doing" (or
words to that effect) everyone comes back with "Oh we don't condone
mailbombing, only little kids do that, go away, you're immature, scoff,
snarl, growl"

What is the problem?? I made a mistake. I have learned. I *KNOW* there are
better ways to get someone for pissing me off. You don't need to tell me
that.

DanEclipse


Jim Hill wrote in message <36215fb3.115295576@jh-c.demon.co.uk>...
|DanEclipse! in <6vqg3n$v40$20@newsreader1.core.theplanet.net>:
|
|> FreeServe is completely free, and it's quite fast.
|>
|> BE WARNED - - they have very strict rules on sending unsolicited mail and
|> stuff like that. I'm on my second account now, and that's only because I
|> mailbombed some kid...
|
|That says it all.
|Get one account closed; open another immediately.
|Repeat ad naseum.
|
|Jim Hill

On Mon, 05 Oct 1998 04:36:58 GMT, Michael@remzoec.demon.co.uk (Michael
Clements) wrote:

>Can anyone understand why I have been able using Netscape 4 to setup a
>Freeserve account (creating a new connectlet with
>freeservesignup/signup logon username & password) choosing a node and
>real password yet am unable to connect using these words afterwards.

I have had exactly the same problem as you.  I set-up my account
yesterday, via my Demon account using Netscape 4.  Last night
everything worked fine via the Freeserve number and I could access the
WWW etc.

Today when I log in to check my e-mail, I get an error message saying
that the password is wrong.  What's happened?

Chris

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