Dumping Compuserve (Almost)?

[dgermann]

Hi--

This is almost a technical question, so perhaps this is a good place to post it.

I am getting fed up with all the difficulty connecting to CI$ and the surfeit of spam they let through. So I am probably going to dump it as my main mail isp.

1. Years ago there was a post about getting a plan that was $3.95 a month or thereabouts. What number do I need to call to get that? What is the plan called, and what do I need to do to get it?

2. What am I giving up if I dump CI$ entirely? (I don't use the forums much, except for some help recently with accessing CI$ mail. I think my main concern is people who try to e-mail me using my old address. So I think I could keep CI$ for a few months just to catch the stragglers....)

Thanks for any help or stories you can share....