In the immortal words of Brad Knowles:
> >I've said it before, and I'll say it again: if this is the case,
> >why are unverified accounts still able to send email and post to
> >usenet?
> We verify credit cards interactively. You cannot use a fake
> credit card number to get an AOL account. I'm not sure what else you
> might mean by "unverified accounts", though.
Sorry, "unverified" was probably the wrong word to use in that context.
I am under the impression that it is still possible during the "ten free
hours" that come with the standard ubiquitous AOL trial diskette to
send email and post to Usenet -- before handing over a credit card
number of any sort.
If this information is out of date, I apologize.
-n
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