NOTE TO
AOL USERS:
I DO NOT ACCEPT E-MAIL FROM AOL USERS NOR DO I TAKE ON ANY
CLIENTS USING AOL ACCOUNTS. Over the
years, AOL has blocked e-mails from whole ranges of ISP addresses for little or
no reason. First, they blocked my EROLS
account. I called AOL and they said
that someone was sending SPAM from an EROLS address, so they were blocking all
e-mail from EROLS. Eventually, AOL
fixed the problem, but not for months.
This is no way to do business.
I am not responsible for AOL’s periodically blocking e-mails
from various internet service providers (ISPs) as has happened recently. Because of one alleged SPAM incident from
ONE subscriber, AOL has apparently blocked e-mail access from all subscribers
from my ISP. This has happened more
than once and is rather annoying. AOL’s
over-active policy in this regard makes it hard for AOL users to communicate
with the “outside” world. This is
contrary to what the internet is all about.
Recently, AOL has been blocking almost ALL e-mail from MSN
HOTMAIL accounts, apparently for similar reasons. I cannot do business with a client who uses an e-mail service
that is unreliable and also run in such a high-handed manner. Please DO NOT SEND me e-mails from AOL
addresses. I cannot respond to
them. As such, I cannot take on any
clients using AOL accounts as their only or primary e-mail address.
You should seriously think about canceling your AOL account
and getting a “real” internet service provider (ISP). Not only is it cheaper (I pay about $9 a month), you are surfing the
regular internet like the rest of us, not using a proprietary browser that has
demonstrated access problems, such as with this website. Plus, you get the whole internet, not some
sanitized and filtered version.
IIf you use AOL, please provide me with a “real” (non-AOL)
e-mail address so we can insure consistent communication. For more information on AOL problems, see www.aolsucks.org
You can obtain FREE WEB-BASED E-MAIL from www.hotmail.com that can be accessed from
any computer in the world using any browser.
You should be able to access hotmail through AOL, but then again, given
AOL, anything can happen.
This web page uses VML coding created by Microsoft
WORD. Images may not display properly
on your screen if you are using the AOL browser.
To view this website, log into AOL as usual, then MINIMIZE
the AOL browser and open MICROSOFT INTERNET EXPLORER BROWSER (preferred) or
NETSCAPE NAVIGATOR BROWSER to view this website (entering the www.robertplattbell.com URL in the
appropriate space).
I am told by long-time AOL users that this is a common
problem with the AOL browser, which has many unique features incompatible with
some websites. The good news is,
apparently, that once the AOL browser is loaded and you are logged on to AOL,
you can run other browsers such as
EXPLORER or NAVIGATOR.
Give it a try and let me know the results. From my limited experience with AOL
browsers, you’ll find it a lot faster to access the internet using NETSCAPE or
EXPLORER.
Surfing the net using AOL is like driving down the freeway
in a ’59 Cadillac powered by a lawnmower engine. All glitz and glamour, but no real power. Sending and receiving e-mail by AOL is like
using two tin cans with a string tied between them with a censor in the middle. If you are not clever enough to realize that
downloading attachments from strangers is a really bad idea, maybe you need
these kind of “training wheels” on your internet access. But frankly, the hassle and expense are not
worth it to me.
Sorry! NO AOL USERS
ALLOWED HERE!
--Bob.
P.S. – On the internet, AOL users are often referred to as “AOLamers”. Doesn’t that say it all?