From: James H. E. Maugham (CaptJHEM_at_waterw.com)
Date: Wed Jan 03 2001 - 13:14:54 EST
Happy new year Jane,
Jane Loyless [mailto:jloyless_at_netbox.com] wrote:
> >While they can share the account and each have a unique screen name, you _do_
> >know that only one can be online at a time, right?
> >
>
> Is that still true if they access it from one of the free services such as
> BlueLight or NetZero via TCP/IP instead of directly using dialup?
Seems to be the case Jane. If I try to log in to my AOL account from my ISP's
server or by direct DIALUP to AOL and either my Mom or my daughter in CA are
online, I'm denied access.
Same goes for IM if I attempt to chat with either of them, I have to use my
ISP's server to access Instant Messenger to chat with them individually, and my
Mom and daughter can't both be online and chatting together in IM either.
Kind of a PITA, but I only keep the account for my Mom to have relatively
painless email access and for my daughter who's in training for the Athens
Olympics and moves around a _lot_.
Warm regards,
James
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