[geeks] AOL question

[Brian Hechinger]

On Sun, Aug 26, 2001 at 12:56:20AM +0100, Chris Byrne wrote:
> Brian,
> 
> AOL is VERY strange in the way it handles connections. Depending on where
> you are, whether you use a shared POP or dedicated AOL POP, what number you
> are dialling in on etc... etc... an AOL user may not actually be using
> normal TCP/IP but AOLNet (yes folks AOLNet is still alive, well, and just as
> bad as it always was, reports to the contrary not withstanding). AOLNet was
> AOL's standard proprietary networking protocol which I think was IPX based
> but I'm not sure.

ok, the situation though is that it used to work until windows and aol were
re-installed.  so i know it works.  it's just a matter of making it work again.
maybe i should bother my dad's computer geek and see if he knows how to make it
work.

-brian