[ale] Mindspring and Earthlink merge

[Glenn Stone]

Robbie said in response to Yours Truly
> > Yeah.  No more shell accounts, I betcha.  :(
> 
> MindSpring never had shell accounts, tho they're maintaining the shell
> servers for Netcom customers. Did Earthlink?

Yeah, I think they did.  At least in the early days.  My response was 
provoked from the comments on /. of a long time netcommer who figures 
his little niche on the net is doomed.  I think he's right. 

Long live shell accounts!

-- Glenn