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Federation Shipmaster
Kai Tak Pilot
Member # 15

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My webpage was at http://www.crosswinds.net/~bae146 . I put a copy of AIM Remote Messenger on it http://www.aol.com/aim/remote.html and my provider, Crosswinds http://home.crosswinds.net/sign_up/terms.shtml complained. Can someone explain what is legally wrong with this?

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Dat
Huh?
Member # 302

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Maybe you should ask them which rule they think you violated and why they came to that conclusion. You might also try explaining what the AOL IM remote is.

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Fabrux
Epic Member
Member # 71

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Crosswinds says that you were running a scam... Strange...

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Elim Garak
Plain and simple
Member # 14

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I don't think you did anything wrong, from what I see... Aren't AIM Remote Messengers supposed to be used on webpages?

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Sol System
two dollar pistol
Member # 30

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Wouldn't said, uh, thingy, qualify as an affiliate program? I especially love how their link to recommended programs is broken. Anyway, wouldn't it?

Maybe they think that Remote Messenger is a one way ticket to a wretched hive of filth and perversion.

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Curry Monster
Somewhere in Australia
Member # 12

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Well, typical. Free web space, paid webspace. They're all bastards.

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TSN
I'm... from Earth.
Member # 31

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Logic has no purpose where these people are concerned, apparently.

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