Re: Yahoo!

Isabel Danforth (danforth@tiac.net)
Thu, 18 Dec 1997 15:45:43 -0500

Date: Thu, 18 Dec 1997 15:45:43 -0500
Message-Id: <3.0.4.32.19971218155247.00884c80@sunspot.tiac.net>
From: Isabel  Danforth <danforth@tiac.net>
To: Multiple recipients of list <conntech>
Subject: Re:  Yahoo!

There is an AOL FAQ out there that tells folks how to telnet.  I think that
they might be able to use a separate telnet client.

I found this site with instructions on 'how to do it', but I believe that
AOL will supply the information to its customers.

http://www.taascforce.com/aolfaq.htm

Isabel


At 03:20 PM 12/18/97 -0500, you wrote:
>Hmmm....
>
>I've heard AOL Users aren't allowed to telnet, I'm guessing for security
>reasons.  (We have telnet links on our web page and I get roughly an
>email/week from AOL users wondering why it won't work for them.)
>
>So maybe there are restrictions on third party email use, as well.  Not sure
>how they'd block it, though.
>
>Anybody?
>
>Anybody?
>
>Anybody?
>(My tribute to Ben Stein.)
>
>Amy
>
> At 03:02 PM 12/18/97 -0500, LearMOak wrote:
>>I tried to sign on to Yahoo's free email a while back, and I filled out all
>>the relevant forms, and then for some reason I can't recall now, I
couldn't do
>>it after all. Maybe it was because I use America Online?
>>
>>Margaret Leary
>>Groton Public Library
>>
>>
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