[Lvlug] Business Selling Computers

[Randy Kramer]

Linc Fessenden wrote:
> > describe what someone would miss by not belonging to AOL.  If I'm not
> > mistaken, can't anybody on the Internet use some AOL service (like
> > browse some web pages)?  I'm sure we can send email to and from AOL
> > subscribers.
> > How about instant messaging or whatever they call it?
> 
> AOL has an AIM client for Linux that works perfectly well - in fact,
> better that their windows client IMHO.

So IIUC, an AOL subscriber could continue to be an AOL subscriber while
using a Linux box and:

   * still connect to the Internet via AOL (I guess this is the one I'm
most uncertain of)
   * read and send mail via AOL (oops, maybe I'm uncertain about that
too)
   * exchange mail with AOL and non-AOL members (anybody can do this)
   * IM with AOL members
   * IM with non-AOL members (I'm not sure this can be done in any case)

Do AOL'ers get a "home" web page/site for their use?  I would assume he
could still change it from a Linux browser?

What else do we need to consider with respect to AOL'ers?

Randy Kramer