Re: A89: AOL ISSUES
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Re: A89: AOL ISSUES
I, for one, liked it better before this mailing list suddenly
transformed into "The rip on AOL" mailing list. I don't have AOL, nor
have I used it, but if it's so damn bad, why is it so damn popular?
---Serial <Serial@Earthlink.net> wrote:
>
> I wont be responding to this PERIOD.
>
> Now I told you guys not to bad mouth aol to an aol user. I told you
they would
> defend it to the death.
> you guys didn't listen. listen to the following rules about handling
aol users
> and you'll be alright.
>
> 1. Never Tell An AOL User That AOL Sucks.
> Reason: An AOL user has already been brainwashed by aol and as a
member they
> must argue with wise ISP users.
>
> 2. If you get dragged into a confrontation with an AOL user never
bring up
> download or connection speed.
> Reason: While AOL is the slowest thing thing on the planet (isp
wise) an AOL
> user sees that same sluggyness as lightening fast.
> Understand that an AOL user has never experienced
true speed
> and to them that turtle looks like a cheeta.
>
> 3. Dont bring up access and availability about AOL to an AOL user.
> Reason: To an AOL user "America Online" means "Entire Planet
Online." An AOL
> user has trouble understanding that America is only 1
> country on a very large planet. Because very rich
and very
> un-intelligent forign AOL users use American 1-800 relay towers then
> in the eyes of an AOL user that must mean that
everyone can
> afford 5 dollars an hour to go online.
>
> 4. Dont try to explain anything to an AOL user...EVER.
> Reason: An AOL user thinks they know everything.
>
> 5. Dont ever enguage in any multiplayer game of any kind with an
AOL user.
> Reason: A game that takes 20 minutes normaly will take 60 with
an AOL user
> due to extreme overloads of users and high lag.
>
> 6. Dont get into a superiorty debate about how many users AOL has.
> Reason: Aol is 3rd on the list of big (I am going to very
inaccurately call
> this an ISP) ISP's but an AOL users doesn't understand that
> each user has 5 seperate names making for a lot of
messy
> contacts.
>
> Now For A Couple Of Facts:
>
> 1. Aol's software (4.0) takes up over 10 meg of ram just during low
operation.
> 2. Aol's Authentication system makes it so that AOL must be open at
all times
> while online.
> 3. ISP's use dial up networking which uses < 50k or ram during any
operation.
> 4. ISP's Authentication system checks once then minimizes it's self
for maximum
> connectivity.
> 5. Aol is rated the best internet service out there by all AOL
users. (Even
> though aol isn't an ISP read next:)
> 6 Aol is not an internet service. It is an Online service. America
Online was
> designed to suit newbies and people absessed with chatting to
> other people in America.
> 7. Aol's Online service's throughput is aproximately half that of
the same modem
> connection to a medium quality ISP user due to server side
> security checking, Cussing, Spamming, Hacking, ETC.
> 8. Aol charges aprox. $20 a month for service whereas 50% of small,
local ISP's
> charge less than 15 dollars per month.
> 9. A cable modem is the very best bet for an average cost bastard at
rates of
> $40 per month (same as 2nd phone line and aol cost)
> 10. A cable modem has a 1.5MEG / s throughput which is several
hundred time
> faster than a standard dialup account
>
> I understand many AOL users will read this and it is not meant for
you to take
> offense but rather to inform we who dont
> use AOL how to avoid confilct. Please do not take it personally.
>
<HR>
<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN">
<HTML>
<FONT COLOR="#990000">I wont be responding to this PERIOD.</FONT>
<P>Now I told you guys not to bad mouth aol to an aol user. I told you
they would defend it to the death.
<BR>you guys didn't listen. listen to the following rules about handling
aol users and you'll be alright.
<P>1. Never Tell An AOL User That AOL Sucks.
<BR> Reason: An AOL user has already been brainwashed
by aol and as a member they must argue with wise ISP users.
<P>2. If you get dragged into a confrontation with an AOL user never
bring up download or connection speed.
<BR> Reason: While AOL is the slowest thing thing on
the planet (isp wise) an AOL user sees that same sluggyness as
lightening
fast.
<BR>
Understand that an AOL user has never experienced true speed and to them
that turtle looks like a cheeta.
<P>3. Dont bring up access and availability about AOL to an AOL user.
<BR> Reason: To an AOL user "America Online" means "Entire
Planet Online." An AOL user has trouble understanding that America is
only
1
<BR>
country on a very large planet. Because very rich and very
un-intelligent
forign AOL users use American 1-800 relay towers then
<BR>
in the eyes of an AOL user that must mean that everyone can afford 5
dollars
an hour to go online.
<P>4. Dont try to explain anything to an AOL user...EVER.
<BR> Reason: An AOL user thinks they know everything.
<P>5. Dont ever enguage in any multiplayer game of any kind with
an AOL user.
<BR> Reason: A game that takes 20 minutes normaly will
take 60 with an AOL user due to extreme overloads of users and high lag.
<P>6. Dont get into a superiorty debate about how many users AOL
has.
<BR> Reason: Aol is 3rd on the list of big (I am going
to very inaccurately call this an ISP) ISP's but an AOL users doesn't
understand
that
<BR>
each user has 5 seperate names making for a lot of messy contacts.
<P>Now For A Couple Of Facts:
<P>1. Aol's software (4.0) takes up over 10 meg of ram just during low
operation.
<BR>2. Aol's Authentication system makes it so that AOL must be open at
all times while online.
<BR>3. ISP's use dial up networking which uses < 50k or ram during any
operation.
<BR>4. ISP's Authentication system checks once then minimizes it's self
for maximum connectivity.
<BR>5. Aol is rated the best internet service out there by all AOL
users.
(Even though aol isn't an ISP read next:)
<BR>6 Aol is not an internet service. It is an Online service. America
Online was designed to suit newbies and people absessed with chatting to
<BR> other people in America.
<BR>7. Aol's Online service's throughput is aproximately half that of
the
same modem connection to a medium quality ISP user due to server side
<BR> security checking, Cussing, Spamming, Hacking, ETC.
<BR>8. Aol charges aprox. $20 a month for service whereas 50% of small,
local ISP's charge less than 15 dollars per month.
<BR>9. A cable modem is the very best bet for an average cost bastard at
rates of $40 per month (same as 2nd phone line and aol cost)
<BR>10. A cable modem has a 1.5MEG / s throughput which is several
hundred
time faster than a standard dialup account
<P><FONT COLOR="#FF0000"><FONT SIZE=+1>I understand many AOL users will
read this and it is not meant for you to take offense but rather to
inform
we who dont</FONT></FONT>
<BR><FONT COLOR="#FF0000"><FONT SIZE=+1>use AOL how to avoid confilct.
Please do not take it personally.</FONT></FONT></HTML>
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