From: Ed Carp <erc@dal1820.computek.net>
Date: Sun, 3 Mar 1996 00:29:16 +0800
To: gpowers@meaning.com
Subject: Re: Anonymous Web Browsing
In-Reply-To: <E8D9C4352A@st.vse.cz>
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On Sat, 2 Mar 1996, Powers Glenn wrote:

> use netcom (or something similiar) that gives you dynamic ip 
> addresses. as a bonus, netcom doesn't require an actual name or 
> address. (yes, they require a CC#). this allows fairly anonymous 
> access. (prehaps one reason the neeed for web proxies isn't that high)

I wouldn't give Netcom my CC# if my life depended on it.  They have a 
really lousy record of people breaking in, stealing their lists of CC 
numbers, then Netcom trying to sweep it under the rug and not telling 
their users that their CC# was compromised.

Besides, their service really sucks, and their technical "support" 
doesn't exist.
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