[Lvlug] Business Selling Computers

[stuart@boreens.net]

On Thu, 06 June 2002, Randy Kramer wrote

> 
> 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?
> 
That they are clueless.

(sorry)





> Randy Kramer
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