Message no. 1

From:	"J. Keith Henry" <Ereskanti@***.COM>
Subject:	AOL (OT) (Was:Re: help with encephalon, task pool,
Date:	Tue, 12 Aug 1997 20:37:01 -0400

In a message dated 97-08-11 19:03:51 EDT, W0lfstar@***.COM (George Metz)
writes:

>
> Don't start. AOL has a real bad rep that it doesn't (entirely) deserve.
The
> people in chat rooms are utter twits 90% of the time, but the RPG design
> areas, along with the RPG Company Support areas alone are worth the 20
bucks
> a month. Plus, it's a standard PPP connection - just don't use IRC through
> it, you'll end up banned from your channels.
>
> Wolfstar
>
Okay, I can almost agree with Wolfstar on this. AOL did go a long way into
making things work "for the common user". It also went a long way toward
getting the connections for people with only a good Checking Account. Sure,
it's a bit more than a credit card, but it's great.

As for IRC. I can interlink mine to AOL, but I just can't get AOL to
consistently realize that I'm still using it, even though I'm not using it's
-direct- connections or channels.

Hey, Channels. Is this like the Otaku? Oh no way!!!!!!
-K