On Wed, 11 Feb 2009 12:20:19 -0500, "cybercat" >
wrote:

>I am so sorry, but the fact is, AOL was designed for idiots and STILL has
>the most ridiculous interface of all email providers/ISPs. Your aol address
>tells people exactly what you are. Stick with it. Nothing wrong with truth
>in advertising.

AOL hasn't provided news group access in a long time (years?). I
can't imagine why anyone cares who uses AOL or not.... other than for
flogging purposes.

I think if you can wade your way through all that peripheral stuff,
you're a whole lot better able to focus than I am and you're a lot
more tolerant of visual clutter!

I've tried to help my neighbor with AOL email in the past and I've
been floored by how much *crap* they enclose the actual text window in
(with no option to close the surrounding frames). The working window
is maybe 6 inches across, at best. It drives me nuts! I always ask
her why she insists on using AOL, but it's one of those "I know this
and I don't know that" kind of things. I find nothing foolproof about
AOL, but you go with what you know. If it was my ISP, I'd be annoyed
to the point that I wouldn't use it... but I don't use AOL. Moot
point.

Additionally, I've never heard anyone say they were switching *to*
AOL.... but I can certainly understand it when people say they are
switching "from" AOL. My only advocation about "switching" to AOL
isn't about switching ISPs, it's about switching to an AOL style email
delivery system. UGH.

:/




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