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With a name that comes back like a blast, or maybe more like a nightmare from the past, CompuServe is back in the headlines.  My nightmare of CompuServe came in the form of horrible dial up moments and hourly charges back in the early to mid nineties, but there was a CompuServe even before that in the form of an email service.

On top of that, the email service was what most would consider a strange form of email today, and served up usernames that if chosen today would seem like it was coming directly from a spammer.  The accounts were numeric and had an address that would have went something like this; xxxxx.xxxx@compuserve.com.

Anyway, getting back to the point, AOL, the current owner has killed off CompuServe.  Of course, that brings up another point or more accurately a question; CompuServe was still alive?  Of course, the CompuServe that I knew and mostly hated was dwindled down to nothing by the end of the late 90s after it was purchased and not welcomed by AOL.

So, if you knew CompuServe was still around and kicking, then RIP to CompuServe.  Otherwise, just move along, because we already know there are plenty of spam-like email usernames from the numerous other providers such as AOL, Hotmail and even Gmail.

Read [Basexblog]  Via [Wired - Beyond The Beyond]