[WEB4LIB] AOL 6 and proxy access problems?

[Bill Budge]

Stacy,
At CSUS we have the following instructions for our long distance users
with AOL as an ISP.

Patrons using AOL will not be able to access our online resources from off
campus using the AOL browser. You must also have a copy of Netscape
Navigator 3.x or higher or Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.02 or higher,
installed on your PC. After you install one of these browsers, you should
dial into AOL as usual and login. After the connection is made with AOL, you
then need to open whatever browser you installed and configure the browser
according the instructions provided below. 

-----Original Message-----
From: Stacy Magedanz [mailto:magedanz at csusb.edu]
Sent: Tuesday, March 13, 2001 11:01 AM
To: Multiple recipients of list
Subject: [WEB4LIB] AOL 6 and proxy access problems?


Can anyone comment on whether AOL 6 prevents users from going through a
proxy server to access library databases? I heard a rumor that the AOL 6
connection involves a firewall. I have tried the AOL web site and a
couple of listservs trying to confirm this, with no success.

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Stacy Magedanz
Reference Librarian, Pfau Library
California State University San Bernardino
San Bernardino, CA 92407
909 880 5103
magedanz at csusb.edu