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[Terry Maiden <t.maiden AT att.net>]

I have spoken with AOL (non) support staff several times.  They are extremely 
unhelpful if you mention you are using Linux.  I have found that if you use 
Opera 9.27 you can get access if you accept the several outdated certificates 
for the AOL sites.  If you use Opera 9.64 it lets you right in, no problem.  
I want to remove Opera 8.54 because just leaving it on the hard drive wastes 
space.  Also as a learning experience.

--- On Tue, 4/17/12, Prof. Dr. David Wray <dw2108 AT myopera.com> wrote:

> From: Prof. Dr. David Wray <dw2108 AT myopera.com>
> Subject: Re: [BL] uninstalling Opera 8.54
> To: baslinux AT lists.ibiblio.org
> Date: Tuesday, April 17, 2012, 4:11 AM
> 
> According to AOL's staff, this error means that you do need
> AOL's  
> software. AOL is a service, not an ISP. As such it requires
> several MS  
> Windows files to access several servers' services
> simultaneously. This is  
> the reason AOL's software turns IE 6 into the AOL browser.
> 
> AOL and Linux do not mix well. Yahoo is now a similar
> AT&T service  
> likewise inimical with respect to Linux. These services
> expect MS Windows  
> XP SP3 or higher, but not BL3. Even Windows 2000 is oft
> prone to errors as  
> unsuported.
> 
> Disgustingly poor anti-Linux coding!
> 
> David
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On Sun, 15 Apr 2012 15:38:51 -0500, Terry Maiden <t.maiden AT att.net>
> wrote:
> 
> > The error I get when trying to access AOL Mail with
> Opera 8.54 is 
> > "Illegal or Non-verifyable Certificate".
> > Maybe they changed the certificate format?
> >
> > --- On Sun, 4/15/12, Terry Maiden <t.maiden AT att.net>
> wrote:
> >
> > From: Terry Maiden <t.maiden AT att.net>
> > Subject: [BL] uninstalling Opera 8.54
> > To: baslinux AT lists.ibiblio.org
> > Date: Sunday, April 15, 2012, 1:43 PM
> >
> > Sindi, the idea of removing 8.54 is so that I can then
> install 9.27 or  
> > 9.64.  8.54 takes up space I need for other
> stuff.  I don't want to just  
> > leave it on the hard drive. Setting the ID to "Mozilla"
> may be a valid  
> > work around though.  AOL puts advertising on their
> logon screen that  
> > takes up the whole screen when set to 800x600 or
> 1024x768 but they have  
> > changed the ad again so the "Member ID" and "Password"
> fields may be  
> > accessible today.  Yesterday they were pushed too
> far to the right.
> > The problem I am having with Yahoo is for some reason
> it thinks I'm  
> > using a "Hand Held" device such as a cell phone, not a
> PC with a  
> > full-size screen.
> > For various reasons I am committed to staying with
> Yahoo mail and  
> > especially AOL Mail.  Changing would cause a
> >  "family crisis"!!!
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