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Art Stone wrote:
> 
> Nope.  AOL has no NNTP compatible news server.  You could subscribe to a
> 3rd party news service (like www.alt.net), but why not just solve the
> problem by going to keyword CANCEL?

This may be true.  I know AOL has an IRC server.  I haven't checked to 
see if AOL has a compatible news server, since I use Prodigy to read 
newsgroups.  AOL ver. 4.0 is in beta testing and it is suppost to have an 
enhanced news reader.  I would still call AOL and make sure there isn't a 
news server that can be used.  One thing to keep in mind about using 3rd 
party software.  AOL has a 46 min clock. If you are a 3rd party app. you 
won't see the warning pop up.  You can kill the clock, however.  To find 
out how e-mail Sabre747@aol.com  In the body of the message, type How can 
I kill AOL's timers?

> The MSIE version is only available currently in the Windows95 version of
> AOL - and even with that, you're running through AOL's "cached proxy
> server", which will often show you web pages which are days out of date.
> 
> AOL's proprietary browser is still the integrated browser for win 3.1
> and macintosh users, and it is more limited that either the MSIE or
> Netscape browsers.

Incorrect Info.  I use win 3.1, and on my AOL account I have the new MS 
IE.  That upgrade was made months ago.  Also, web pages viewed are not 
out of date.  This guy just likes to bash AOL.

> Oh, the folks at alt.aol-sucks (like me) enjoy explaining how AOL works
> to people who are interested.  We also are not constrained by having 
>our messages removed if AOL's CAT doesn't like what we say.

All you'll get from posting to alt.aol-sucks are the opinions of people 
that hate, are unsatified, or have never used AOL.  You must form your 
own opinion of AOL.  I for one love AOL.

Clint