well see if you use AOL at all it installs the AOL adapter. On some machines -- I never did understand why only some -- the mere presence of the AOL adapter trashes TCP/IP. Wich can be fixed in 20 minutes if you know how but is endless with a newbie that thinks it is easier to just use AOL.
Anyway, they are thinking that the alternates are not reliable because the TCP/IP keeps going down, and they refuse to believe AOL might be a cause of this. That's bashing. Dana Dan Phillips writes: > more reliable = I'm too lazy to click the mouse two more times a day to > get my mail/home page. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Dana Tierney [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, July 04, 2003 12:45 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: Webcasst Feedback > > > well when I worked for other isps I really hated the relunctant convert > from AOL because the AOL adapter trashes the TCP/IP stack and then you > have to remove it, restart, re-add, and all this with someone going omg, > it isnt this hard to get on AOL... and sure enough they would get back > on AOL at some point and it would need to be done again... about half of > them went back to AOL because it was "more reliable"... > > Dana > > Dan Phillips writes: > > > Preach on Sister Dana! I've been in the industry and online for many > > years and I know how some AOLers are and how crappy their software can > > > be. When 5.0 came out I was going bench work and I hated AOL. Why? 5.0 > > > took over all network settings and if you uninstalled it? Don't even > > ask. > > > > I have a rant saved somewhere about AOL on an old blogg I used to run. > > > It focused really on what AOL did for the internet as far as bringing > > people online who never would have (or never should have) thought > > about being on the web. > > > > Dan Phillips > > www.CFXHosting.com > > 1-866-239-4678 > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Dana Tierney [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Friday, July 04, 2003 12:08 PM > > To: CF-Community > > Subject: Re: Webcasst Feedback > > > > > > (rant) > > > > The AOL browser *is* wonky, and I speak as a former AOL tech support > > person. The "gateway" to the internet was constantly going down > > (1996?) and the company attitude was more or less who needs the > > internet when they have our content. AOL users are also frequently > > incredibly defensive. You tell them that they can get better service > > for less and they say but I like to IM... you tell them they don't > > need AOL for that and they say you are bashing, poor widdle AOL.... > > > > (end rant) > > > > Dan Phillips writes: > > > > > The AOL browser is wonky. Everyday I hear it won't do this or that. > > > That could be the issue but I have no idea what would cause it. > > > > > > Dan Phillips > > > www.CFXHosting.com > > > 1-866-239-4678 > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Dana Tierney [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Sent: Friday, July 04, 2003 11:47 AM > > > To: CF-Community > > > Subject: Re: Webcasst Feedback > > > > > > > > > I sent the link to him in an IM and I am sure he just clicked on it. > > > > I > > > > > am also sure he uses the AOL browser; he was trying to get me to > > > tech > > > his browser not to long ago and I was telling him he could connect > > > with AOL and use IE and it was just not getting across. Older guy, > > > smart but not a computer person. Retired mechanical engineer. > > > > > > Dana > > > > > > Dan Phillips writes: > > > > > > > Are they adding the URL to the AOL browser or just using IE? > > > > > > > > Dan Phillips > > > > www.CFXHosting.com > > > > 1-866-239-4678 > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: Dana Tierney [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Sent: Friday, July 04, 2003 11:38 AM > > > > To: CF-Community > > > > Subject: Re: Webcasst Feedback > > > > > > > > > > > > I get it just fine. I asked someone I know who has AOL to check it > > > > and > > > > > > > he says the player comes up but nothing loads. He has 512 RAM and > > > > WIndows Me. > > > > > > > > Dana > > > > > > > > > >>Anybody feel like checking out our webcast and giving me > > > > > >feedback? Go > > > > > >>to one of the below links: > > > > > >> > > > > > >>We're broadcasting our National Finals live on the net. I've > > > > > >had a few > > > > > > > > > > > >>problems with people who use AOL(not behind a firewall) saying > > > > > > >>they can't get on. Anybody have any ideas maybe why? 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