1.   Internet providers run their own news servers, where subscribers post messages.

2.   Last October, an unknown subscriber posted a series of messages about Stratton Oakmont on Money Talk, a popular bulletin board on Prodigy.

3.   On Thursday, a subscriber named Tiny posted a fake press release that said IMA.

4.   Prodigy allows a subscriber to post a notice asking for another subscriber living in a community to discuss its pros and cons.

5.   Subscribers can post photos of their pets on the site for a costume contest.

6.   The on-line service Prodigy now allows each subscriber to post Web pages free without having to learn programming.