declan_murphy@hotmail.com wrote:
> Shannon Jacobs wrote:
> 
>>Should I answer any even remotely personal questions from such a clumsy and
>>awkward author?
> 
> 
> Ohhhh - a rhetorical question. Its a free world matey, so answering
> what you perceive to be personal questions is entirely your choice.
> Answer and ask if you wish, though most of the time I suspect that
> you'd be out of your depth on a wet street.
> 
> 
>>The ISP? Asahi-Net, but I think their direct contribution is negligible,
>>around 500 yen/month. They offer some solid services and very good English
>>support, and are even leaders in ISP customer satisfaction in Japan, but I
>>feel they are primarily a marketing operation now. They evolved from a very
>>different position, and are currently only focused on certain aspects of
>>telecommunications. My goal is optimization of the entire package.
> 
> 
> The ISP costs are minimal for GOL as well. 

Shannon would have to eat a lot of humble pie before signing up with GOL.