JSTOR responds

I recently contacted JSTOR on the vexed issue of access to research resources for independent scholars. I have had the following most helpful response from JSTOR's Education & Outreach section, although this does not yet solve the problem.

"JSTOR is working to expand options for researchers who have partial or no access to the content on JSTOR through a participating institution. The Register & Read beta program is the most recent development. We are hoping that the data from the program can help us better understand the needs of these researchers and how we can implement a broader subscription-type option for individuals. This will continue to take us some time to figure out. In the meantime, later this year we will be expanding Register & Read to include hundreds of journals beyond the 75 that were included in the initial launch of the program ... Another option that is quickly expanding is our Alumni Access pilot, more information at http://about.jstor.org/."

The Alumni scheme seems a good move and the list of those participating is interesting - it includes the especially prestigious Universities of Oxford and London.
There seems to be a lot of variation in the access offered by individual universities though and whether there is a fee or not for alumni. (It seems fair enough to have a reasonable fee applied, taking account of those not in full-time employment?)