CIM
Don,
Have you thought of using TAPCIS instead of CIM? I am quite sure that you
will find your online charges go WAY DOWN using TAP. The main difference
is that TAP allows you to do almost all of the work offline. This includes
things like writing messages, reviewing message headers (titles) from the
sections you're interested in, browsing short or long descriptions of
library files, etc.
A typical TAP session goes like this, for me. I start TAP, and ensure that
I have the right Forums shown as active. I then type the single letter
<N>ew, and TAP dials and signs me on, and collects all the new mail,
messages addressed to me, and the headers of all new messages posted in the
forums of interest. It then signs off after about a minute of connect
time. While offline, I read the messages, compose replies, and decide which
of the general messages I want to download. I then type <O>nline, and TAP
posts my messages and gets the other messages that I'd indicated I wanted.
About another minute. So far I've spent $.40. It also does efficient
library searches, and many other things, including file management that I
think is superior to CIM's. In general, I think the product is much more
useful than CIM, and really results in cost savings.
You can get the current version of TAP in GO TAPCIS. It's shareware, you
use it for 21 days for free and buy it for $79 if you think it's worth it.
Ron