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[fox]

yeah, so, i got the internet hookup in my room sorted, as they say. w00t!

that's all for now. oh, except: british banks SUCK. do you know they wanted a two thousand pound minimum balance to give an international student a checking account? TWO THOUSAND POUNDS. that is not a misprint.

because every student i know has four grand free to leave sitting around doing nothing.

[ETA: slight glitch -- i can receive e-mail, but not send it, evidently. i get the following error message: "Your server has unexpectedly terminated the connection. Possible causes for this include server problems, network problems, or a long period of inactivity. Account: '[earthlink user name]', Server: 'smtp.earthlink.net', Protocol: SMTP, Port: 25, Secure(SSL): No, Error Number: 0x800CCC0F". any thoughts?]

Comments

[mrshamill.livejournal.com]

THAT is just absurd. Not to mention ridiculous. Two thousand pounds?? Yeah, I'd like to have that just lying about to open an account with.

Do you still have Zone Alarm installed? Check to see if it's blocking the SMTP server for Earthlink. Look under program access.

[darthfox.livejournal.com]

forget open -- it's a ridiculous amount for an initial deposit, but i could probably do it. but to maintain it as a minimum -- shit, i thought "student" accounts with $500 minimum balances were nutty.

and: no, all ZA is blocking is AOL on Desktop, IE, and Messenger. rar.