~ est. Feb 18, 1997

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Important Web Stuff ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
& some Personal Commentary by your webmaster ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
note: if you find this offensive or inappropriate, please let me know. - Alan
• An interesting story about Email Virus hoaxes
• Reasons why we do not recommend Microsoft Web Products

And, what others say:
• Personal Opinion about Microsoft and warnings. from 3/29/98 -
  
• A year later, and still more warnings about Microsoft and how it's products encourage and spread viruses. See Melissa aka Maillissa updated 3/29/99
• update - 2007 - Microsoft continues to screw with the internet and has just continued to make things worse.
• local Internet Service Providers
• July, 2007. It seems as though Sprint/Embarq DSL is the way to go these days. Contact your phone company for details.
  
• Erols Internet - not checked recently
  
• Blast.net - 4/18/07 - Blast net has disappeared from the face of the internet. Sorry, they were good for a while, but now they are gone.
  
• Eclipse.net - not checked recently
• Prolog - still in business
  
• Our comments:
• #1:Erols has provided excellent connectivity and almost no busy signals
• #2:Blast.net (our backup access) has offered a special discount to friends of Frenchtown.com (that's you).
• Eclipse offers excellent service and world-wide roaming.
• #zzzzzzz: Prolog loses big time for service & reliability & customer service.
• Why you want to use a local ISP instead of AOL, ATT, et. al..- from ZD Anchordesk