On 7/11/03 10:09 PM, "Andrew King" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Spew into the Cybertrough:
> Invoking the "one removed" principal... > My dad is having trouble with PPP on his powerbook 1400 OS 8.1). > PPP keeps resetting itself to AOL (and he doesn't have an AOL account). > It won't let him create a new configuration or > I'm trying to trouble shoot it from 800 miles away and I just wanted to > ask if there is any possibility that AOL is surreptitiously re-setting > PPP to AOL? I've heard of AOL inhibiting the installation of competing > software on Windows machines but never on Macs. AOL is the devil. It is the most horrible excuse for an ISP that exists in this world. It's not even an ISP...it's a VPN. Kill the TCP/IP preferences and set it to PPP. Remove all AO-Hell software and you should be OK. -- Kyle H. Hansen "It's Always darkest... right before it gets totally black." -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
