tanstasfl.

July 6, 2001 8:26 AM

tanstasfl. [e-mail] goes pay.
posted by lescour (8 comments total)

Yes, I'll be the jerk -- it's TANSTAAFL. :)
posted by delfuego at 8:56 AM on July 6, 2001

whoops. :)
posted by lescour at 8:57 AM on July 6, 2001

you say "tanstasfl," I say "tanstaafl," let's call the whole thing off.

Oh, and what's "TANSTAAFL"?
posted by jpoulos at 9:35 AM on July 6, 2001

There Ain't No Such Thing As A Free Lunch
posted by waxpancake at 9:37 AM on July 6, 2001

TANSTAAFEAFL. There Ain't No Such Thing As A Free Email Address For Life.
posted by kindall at 10:53 AM on July 6, 2001

What is usa.net?
posted by Mars Saxman at 10:54 AM on July 6, 2001

usa.net provides web-based email service for other companies to brand. There is a list of their customers on their site.
posted by dammitjim at 11:30 AM on July 6, 2001

So the past five years really just one big Bait and Switch game, bating us with free offers that we'd later have to pay for? Look at mp3.com which used to be totally free, but now they have a 'pay us money so you can get your songs listened to and hope to make money' scheme.
posted by brucec at 12:21 PM on July 6, 2001