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	I think there's a real problem in going with AOL.  I would not 
leave Netcom for anything, simply because I am in control here, and the 
providers are in control at Prodigy, Compuserve and AOL.

Best,

Joe Shea
Editor-in-Chief
The American Reporter
joeshea@netcom.com
http://www.newshare.com/Reporter/today.html


On Thu, 18 May 1995, Ric Manning wrote:

> Pardom me if this is off-topic, but I know some of you can help.
> Our editors are leaning toward getting AOL accounts for reporters to use.
> Two main reasons: 1) The price isn't bad  and 2) one account can be split
> among 5 users with each getting an individual e-mail address. They are 
> assuming the AOL will give reporters reasonable access to most of the 
> Internet tools and services that they might need.
> 
> My questions: Do you see any major flaws in that approach?  
> Is anybody using AOL in a newsroom setting who could share 
> their opinions on its usefulness?
> Ric Manning                   525 W. Broadway        ricman@iglou.com
> Reporter & Gizmo Editor  Louisville KY 40202     CIS: 72715,210
> The Courier-Journal          502-582-4240             Prodigy:USJM92A
> >>   Check out The Gizmo Page: http://iglou.com/gizweb   <<
> 
> 

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