Interesting Idea--EarthLink will roll out a beta
of a new members-only Flash-based Web e-mail
within four weeks, the Atlanta-based Internet
service provider said Thursday, in a bid to
upstage rivals such as America Online and even
Google.
Unlike other Web-based e-mail systems, such as
America Online's new subscriber-only service,
EarthLink's upcoming Enhanced Webmail is built
using the Laszlo platform, which generates Flash-
based applications. Most existing online mail
services, including those hosted by AOL, Google,
and Microsoft, are built on DHTML (Dynamic HTML