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As a network manager and I think I can speak for a lot of us; I hate AOL. My latest adventure with them has been maddening. After we changed our company's ISP and set up new external DNS entries to reflect the cahnges, AOL decided to refuse our email. Numerous calls to AOL tech support has resulted in frustration and down right combativeness between myself and AOL technicians. If it weren't somewhat important to our business to be able to exchange email with AOL I would tell them to take a freaking leap.
Friends don't let friends use AOL.
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The ONLY time AOL was ever good is if you had it in your stock portfolio at the issue price of $12 and through several splits, that $12 became $900. But that was THEN.............
I once did use AOL and when I wanted to quit them for Comcast, it was like pulling teeth. Several years later I reinstalled a 90 day free version and it almost took me 90 days to get it off my system. AOL is a bit like sticking pins in your eyes, WHY?????
Mark
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Kerry,
I too am a network admin and share the exact same opinion. I have never had a client or friend that used AOL for anything other than email that was happy with it.
Your example of AOL refusing your email due to a different DNS is typical. Source IP should have nothing to do with acceptability of email and dns should be refreshed daily. If they are using source ip for email blocking or not updating their dns then they should be spanked and sent off to bed without dinner.
jed
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Our church runs an email based prayer chain and event notification system. After I hit the send button I instantly have every AOL address returned. Argghhh. I finally deleted the people on the list with AOL addresses. Since then no more returns. And so far no one with AOL addresses has even mentioned not receiving the updates. I don't know if that is good or bad.
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AOL just suck!! Nothing but a big ole Virus. I delete anything that has todo with with them idiots.
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Hey there Reverend,
"good or bad" LOL http://www.flyanglersonline.com/bb/smile.gif. Kinda makes ya wonder sometimes.
Mark
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Go ahead and try to remove it. Nothing will stop working. If you have not started the program chances are you will be able to. Once the program is initiated you may as well forget it; the average user could never completely uninstall AOL.
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AOL blocks any email coming from FAOL.
Which means if you are on AOL you can't receive your password to post on the board unless you contact me. I'll send it to you.
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I have had AOl for 9 years and no have gone to AOl broadband and love it at this time I would not think of changing to another system I do like the faster speed of Broadband but then its everybodys idea as to what they want
Slicfoot
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AOL just issued a rate hike to 25.90 a month for their top level service...I am now in search of a better provider in this area....
Anyone in the snyder county area of PA have any suggestions as to who's the best ISP Available in these parts?????
LF,
So I'm wasteing mine and your time entering the monthly drawing I presume....That would suck if I'd actually win something...Never happen... and not get the email telling I got three days to reply.... http://www.flyanglersonline.com/bb/frown.gif
[This message has been edited by billknepp (edited 15 March 2006).]