[HPFGU-Catalogue] Re: Snape duty

[ewe2]

On 8/26/06, carolynwhite2 <carolynwhite2 at aol.com> wrote:
> --- In HPFGU-Catalogue at yahoogroups.com, ewe2 <ewetoo at ...> wrote:
>
> > The Mighty PenguinTM is feeling not so mighty with flu and an on-
> again off-again gprs connection.
>
>
> A very, very cross Ms H. stomps in, slams all computer equipment on
> desk and asks for the Penguin, pdq.
>
> Now, you're a techie I'm led to believe...and appear to have had
> groups connection problems. Please can you help, as I am in DESPAIR.
>

(puts on bullet-proof flakjacket and lowers the visor of my new
GenuineNedKellyHappyFunTimeHelmetTM and edges carefully within
shooting range as quickly and as quietly as webbed feet encased in
armour can)

My first suspicion is that you have a different setting for your TOC
group to all your others on yahoo which your (deep breath)
HappyFunTimeAOLBrowserTM may be taking exception to. Have you tried
checking your My Groups page to see what differs or tried editing your
specific group memberships to see there also (if
HappyFunTimeAOLBrowser permits)?

> What is going on? If I right click on the white box, I get into
> Flash, and I have looked at all the settings on that, and cleared
> anything that looks as though it might prevent access, but no joy.

Can I suggest you load a different browser (like Firefox) and test the
same pages? AOL's browser is "special" and I am very wary of anything
"special" particularly special from a corporation.

>
> AND, (starts to splutter, gets on soapbox, starts loading gun in a
> frightening sort of way), I have lost my access to ALL my AOL emails
> stored on my hard drive. They are all still there, 103MB of them,
> but no one can restore their link to my browser, so I can't
> read 'em. However, that's only happened on one screen name, the
> emails relating to other screen names are all still there.

This is the clincher for me, because it's dependent on the same
browser. Now, Mozilla Thunderbird, which is the successor to Netscape
Mail (which AOL has probably renamed to something like
HappyFunTimeKittyMailFromAOL(tm) ), may be able to read it, but I
can't promise anything. I'm pretty sure you either need to upgrade
your AOL software, or try to use alternatives and your mail should be
readable if its in standard mailbox format, and the web should be
accessible.

> I am just going to kill someone. Not you lot, obviously, as you are
> all Very Nice (luckily), but someone has to die for this........

If you are also dependent on AOL for your network connection, I'd be
finding an alternative to that too. It might be painful in the short
term, but you may as well be talking to a wall when trying to get help
from them. Really. Just make a start. I hate to see anyone suffer
those idiots.

> Exeunt, stage left.
>
> Nasty silence ensues.
>

I will make coffee and have another scoffin (the endearing offspring
of a failed scone and a muffin from the wrong side of the tracks), and
await your reply

Wizz-O-Penguin, tech support to the MoM, "you zap it, i hack it"

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