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To: John F. Dowd who wrote (27611)	7/31/1999 3:56:00 AM
From: John F. Dowd	Respond to of 74651

To All: What goes around comes around. This excerpt from an article over on Raging Bull highlights AOL's dilemma with ATT - very similar to its problem with MSN Messenger. These events one would hope will not be lost on Judge Jaaacksonnn. .......Plus there would be another provision, Levin would tell you: Cable-modem providers will have to offer access to the Internet that doesn't force proprietary content on its users -- like an unchangeable start page, for example. Excite@Home already lets users choose their content, Levin would tell you, but America Online, the most vocal proponent of open access, doesn't; it pops ads up instead. So AOL, thinks Levin, has basically shot itself in the foot by making a big issue of the franchise transfers -- though without open access there is little chance of AOL being on AT&T's cable system in the first place. JFD

To: John F. Dowd who wrote (27611)	7/31/1999 11:02:00 AM
From: t2	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 74651

Then you t2k,by your own admission, are a part of the problem. You are a derivative you fear their fear JFD, You are right in your assessment. However, i have been encouraged recently with those rallies recently in the Nasdaq after big down days. One thing you need to remember is that individuals may not have any fear until late in the year. That is when they may decide to become defensive and shift their portfolios. On the other hand, institutional investors may be in the process of raising cash so that if there are selloffs, they would jump in and buy at great prices. Maybe that is what the current selloffs have been all about. I am not really afraid of the Y2K problem but what if 10% of the people are?..... I just make cold and calculated decisions. You can bet that by February, stocks like MSFT will be at all time highs. IMHO, it will just be a very rocky road leading to next year in the markets. I plan to have fun(as a trader) in this period. If we see rallies in the near term, i would bet we see a selloff by Fall. I plan to pick up bargains in September and December----this timeframe keeps on changing week to week. Again, I agree with you. Everything feeds upon itself. However, like i said---i am encouraged by the bounce backs in the market, meaning the individual may not be panicking at all. Last week money flowed into stock mutual funds according to CNBC (mid-week).