Re: Yahoo!
Amy Terlaga (aterlaga@www.biblio.org)
Thu, 18 Dec 1997 15:54:56 -0500
Date: Thu, 18 Dec 1997 15:54:56 -0500
Message-Id: <1.5.4.32.19971218210712.008fdcc0@www.biblio.org>
From: Amy Terlaga <aterlaga@www.biblio.org>
To: Multiple recipients of list <conntech>
Subject: Re: Yahoo!
Thanks, Isabel.
Since it was hearsay, I've always told these users that they should contact
their AOL technical support staff for information, but so far not a one got
back to me on this.
(My conscience may force me to search back through my OUT box now to pass
this new info on to these telnet deprived Internetters.)
Amy
At 03:43 PM 12/18/97 -0500, Isabel Danforth wrote:
>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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>Isabel L. Danforth Reference Librarian, Wethersfield Public Library
>danforth@tiac.net Coordinator of Librarians' Online Support Team
> http://www.gnacademy.org:8001/~lost/
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