I think Bob Leduc's approach of a basic period of free access is admirable, however, I do not think that minimal fees are unreasonable. IMHO, a one time setup fee is not out of line, provided it would stay at $10 and $25. At this point, our BBS operators are providing the only visible AVCNet presence and it would be foolish to "regulate" them out of service. I could support an approach somewhat like a maximum of X dollars annually for basic access to email and newsgroups. (We may also want to separate out a maximum account setup fee.) I don't feel that $25 is out of line for an annual maximum and basic access should include at least 30 minutes daily of online time. Let's remember that it takes time and money to keep a board going and we should only be trying to stop glaring abuses of overcharging for the free feeds provided through Bates and AVCNet. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Rick Speer rspeer@LPL.avcnet.org Lewiston Public Library 105 Park Street Voice: (207) 784-0135 Lewiston, Maine 04240 Fax: (207) 784-2959 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
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