AOL access from Linux

2005-05-13 Thread Michael ODonnell
My mother down in FLA gripes constantly about the latest raft of problems she's suffering with on her XP machine, and the machine is so unstable that she's phobic about installing anything new on it, so I want to suggest she boot something like a Knoppix CD but then she'll be off the Net because d

Re: AOL access from Linux

2005-05-13 Thread Kevin D. Clark
"Michael ODonnell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > My mother down in FLA gripes constantly about the latest > raft of problems she's suffering with on her XP machine, > and the machine is so unstable that she's phobic about > installing anything new on it, so I want to suggest she > boot something

Re: AOL access from Linux

2005-05-13 Thread Michael ODonnell
>> installing anything new on it, so I want to suggest she >> boot something like a Knoppix CD but then she'll be off >> the Net because dialup to AOL is how she connects. > > Does your mother use AOL purely for IP dialtone or does she use > AOL's features? She uses it mostly for email and WWW b

Re: AOL access from Linux

2005-05-13 Thread Tom Buskey
On 5/13/05, Michael ODonnell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Does your mother use AOL purely for IP dialtone or does she use > > AOL's features? > > She uses it mostly for email and WWW browsing they supply, > and occasionally their IM service. > > Please don't suggest that she use some other ISP

Re: AOL access from Linux

2005-05-13 Thread Kevin D. Clark
"Michael ODonnell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Please don't suggest that she use some other ISP because, Well, you've backed me into a corner, because this is the best suggestion that I have ([1]). Maybe somebody here knows a lot about Linux<->AOL. Regards, --kevin 1: http://weblog.info

Re: AOL access from Linux

2005-05-13 Thread Bill McGonigle
On May 13, 2005, at 14:33, Michael ODonnell wrote: Please don't suggest that she use some other ISP because, as I said, even though her current arrangment sucks she's terrified of change. An ISP change is almost transparent - and you're going to have her switch to Linux? Good luck with that. If

Re: AOL access from Linux

2005-05-13 Thread Jeff Macdonald
On 5/13/05, Bill McGonigle wrote: > If cost isn't her primary driver maybe she can get a $30 DSL line - > then linux is supereasy - AOL is, what $23 a month now? > or, courteous of GMail: :) Verizon extends FiOS in West Central Florida Telecom Paper (subscription) - 41 minutes ago - Verizon cust

OT: Martha's Exchange Contact info

2005-05-13 Thread Brian Chabot
Please forgive this OT question but I figured someone here might know... Is there an email address where I might ask a few question regarding renting the upstairs function room at Martha's? Their Official website is uhh... sparse. Thanks, Brian ___ gnh

Re: OT: Martha's Exchange Contact info

2005-05-13 Thread Paul Lussier
Brian Chabot <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Please forgive this OT question but I figured someone here might know... > > Is there an email address where I might ask a few question regarding > renting the upstairs function room at Martha's? Nope. You need to call the main number and ask to speak