The hefty charge ($15/mo adds up to $180/yr) will keep me, at least, away from Compuserv's 'service'. That may please some folks, but I would sure hate to lose all contact with a stimulating group of colleagues simply because I cannot afford this sort of freight. I know, it isn't a lot in the scheme of things -- but I subscribe, for instance, to about a dozen lists (not to mention Usenet newsgroups) in addition to paying for my Internet access (I use Delphi to telnet to eniac: I live in Florida, and eniac's in Pennsylvania). Right now, my Net habit costs me about a thousand a year: add on individual charges for particular forums/lists/etc, and it would be prohibitive pretty rapidly. --bayla