AOL + inactivity timer

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(Edited by curious on 17-Sep-06 10:38. )

Hi –

(WinXP, Home) (Using AOL 9.0)

We are using dial-up to connect to AOL. Suddenly, after years of no “interruption of service due to inactivity,” we are getting kicked off.

YEARS ago we had a program that prevented this. (I think “AOL” was part of its title) Then, when we upgraded, it seemed we didn’t need the program -it’s so long ago that we had this problem that I can’t remember what OS we used without this interruption.

Does anyone know of such a program that’s compatible with WinXP?

I did a Google search, but I am not using the correct keywords: I just come up with timers.

Any help is appreciated, as always.

Thank you,
Curious

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Curious

Try this link

http://learn.ucf.edu/aol.html%5B/url%5D the latter paragraphs seem to be talking of a method correcting this problem

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jerry –

Thanks for the link. I had seen that, but was looking for something that would let me avoid gong back into AOL, something that would automate this.

Curious

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Have a look at Connection Keeper – Keeps your connection alive and automatically closes popup windows. and a paragraph starting with ‘Tired of being disconnected…’ at Surfing The Internet – General Tips.

Joe

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Joe –

Thanks much for the sites. I had noted some of the programs mentioned in the Surfing the Internet page. Has anyone out there tried any of them?

Curious

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Probably not too many people in the Lounge. I’ve not had anything to do with AOL for well over 10 years.

Joe

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