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Does anyone remember how when email first became available you had to pay per message? (lemmy.world)

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I remember hearing about it but have not experienced it myself but certainly remember SMS charged per message.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Same

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

My first exposure to internet email (discounting BBS's and fido->internet gateways) was through CompuServe. They charged for access by the minute but there was no per message fee. Everything was covered by the usage billing.