Re: [ATM] Time to quit AOL

[hermit <hermit@outofoptions.org>]

My partner at our little ISP has to maintain an account for his wife 
with AOL!  She wants it.  Period. :(  Back when they were giving away 
access by the bucket load, I didn't like it for free.  I wanted a 
connection to the net.  Nothing else.  Theirs was slow.  I hated the 
front end.  Some people love it and are used to it.  Like using telnet 
and pine. ;)  (I used pine for years and it is a great little package, 
but you can't click on links and the net has a lot more to offer now 
than it did when pine was developed.  Clickable links is why I finally 
stopped using it.)

Remember, out goal is to try and get a solution that EVERYONE can use.  
Added functionality is a bonus.  We need a solution for AOL users just 
as we need one for people that pay high rates for access.  This isn't 
easy but ignoring problems is not the answer.  The frame work is being 
imposed on us.


Ken Lowther

Vladimir Galogaza wrote:

>To moderator and all  who maintain the list.
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>>Well, you want to call AOL and talk to them about this?  I did when Bob 
>>Mays sig was causing bounces.  They are the 1000 pound gorilla and they 
>>know it.  They don't care what we think and are in a position to force 
>>their will.  Believe me, if they suceed, others will follow.
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>Please inform me about technical reasons why not to abandon AOL
>at once, disregarding the outcome of the list format change.
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>Regards
>Vladimir.
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