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It will mean a linux version of AOL
You reckon ?? AOL have long had an in house software devlopment project that enables connection to AOL services under linux. A version accidentally (hah !) found it's way onto the net but was extremely alpha and most people had varying degrees of success. Once connected it immediately want to upgrade but as no upgrades are availble it crashes. As it was intended for in house development ordinary user acocunts, names & passwords didn't really work and in any case it wasn't possible to access the internet from the software once dialed up and connected anyway. I used to have quite long & freindly chats with a support technician at AOL who confirmed that work "in house" was still going on on a linux version but as to whether AOL buying RH would mean a release; why ? If it's so universally despised would the take up be that great ? I only used it on windows so I could get fixed price access & then surf the internet. I NEVER used the AOL software once connected or thier diabolical email/news facilities. So if it did come out for linux that would be the only reason I might use it until Eurobell (Telewest Broadband ?) offer their fixed price service, which was the only reason I used BT internet when I had a BT line :-) rant,rant,rant Ray. If the right hand side of the brain controls the left hand side of the body; then only left handed people can be said to be in their right minds ! -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG Mail majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxx with "unsubscribe list" in the message body to unsubscribe.