The goal of subscribers was to bypass CompuServe 's WinCim interface and send all pre-written email and forum postings that the user had written offline , then receive new messages , download requested files , and log off CompuServe .
At a time when subscribers paid for timed access ( as well as long distance calls in some countries ) and had to spend time online reading and replying to messages , their goal was to bypass CompuServe 's WinCim interface , and send all pre-written email and forum postings that the user had written offline , then receive new messages , download requested files , and log off CompuServe.