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From: edias@cc.curtin.edu.au (Shanaka Dias)
Subject: Re: viewable on all computers (was: ascii art for email ...)
Date: 1997/09/06
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cfbd@southern.co.nz (Colin Douthwaite) wrote:

>I use the LYNX web browser provided by my ISP ( Internet Service 
>Provider ) but I still only get and download text...not the 
>pictures...they are too damned expensive at $5 per MB which is
>the approximate average traffic charge to NZ users.

Ouch, that is a horrendous charging scheme Colin,
I too use the Lynx text based browser for international
browsing (for free) otherwise I pay $2 an hour plus 40 cents
per MB through my Uni account.

Aaaaah the joys of being a student ;)


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