[WEB4LIB] RE: AOL 6 and proxy access problems?

[Jean Hewlett]

Have you tested these instructions with AOL 6?

One of our students recently reported to me that he was not able to access our
proxy server using AOL 6. He had been doing it regularly with his older AOL
software, using the procedure described below. Once he upgraded, this didn't
work.

Jean Hewlett
University of San Francisco, North Bay Regional Campus, Santa Rosa CA
hewlett at usfca.edu

All opinions are my own, and do not represent my employers.

Bill Budge wrote:

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