My "point" was simply that many of the messages on this thread detail how difficult it is to find the alternative info (fax number, address, etc.) to cancel membership. I was just pointing out that I found both in about 10 seconds.
Hey, I dislike AOL as much as many of the people in this thread do, and perhaps the Help section of AOL was recently updated in response to the original article. But it was very easy to find the cancellation fax number and mailing address.
I typed "cancel" into the AOL Help Search box, and it had a link to the following:
We value your membership with the AOL® community. However, we are really sorry that you're considering canceling your AOL® account. It's our mission to build a service that lives up to the high standards of the online community. We hope you've enjoyed being an AOL member and that we can help you again in the future. For security reasons, AOL accounts cannot be cancelled either online or through e-mail. You can get your AOL account cancelled either through phone, US mail or fax. To Cancel Your AOL® Membership Over the Phone
To cancel your AOL account over the phone, all you need to do is call up AOL® Member Services at 1-888-265-8008. You can speak to our representatives to get your account cancelled. This service is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
To Cancel Your AOL Membership Though U.S. Mail
You can request the cancellation of your AOL account through the U.S. mail. Just send your request to:
AOL PO BOX 17100 Jacksonville, FL 32245-7100
To Cancel Your AOL Membership Though Fax
If you prefer sending in your request through fax, please send it to us at 1-703-433-7283.
Notes:
* If you choose to write or fax us, please include a brief note stating the nature of your request, the primary billing contact's full name, phone number, address and handwritten signature.
* In addition to that, for account security purpose please provide any one of the following:
o The master screen name of the AOL account
o The last four digits of the current method of payment (for your security, please include only the last four digits)
o The answer to the account security question of the master screen name.
* Cancellation will take effect within 72 hours of receipt of your request and AOL will send you a written confirmation. Please note that AOL LLC reserves the right to charge and collect fees, surcharges or costs incurred before your cancellation takes effect. Thank you for using AOL
Not really an 'IE' only site, but at least its currently a 'non-Firefox' site, is Proctor & Gamble.
When I try to access it using Firefox 1.0.7, it tells me to upgrade my browser and provides image button links to Microsoft and Netscape to do so. And as far as I can tell, without changing my client ID info, I can't get to the site using Firefox, in other words, it doesn't give me the option of going there anyway.
I find myself in a very similar situation. However, I am interested in just a simple camera that my parents (who lives out of state) can access via the internet to see their grandaughter from across the miles.
I know there are several web cams that contain their own web server to allow for this, most pointedly the Linksys WVC54G. I have heard, however, that picture quality with this camera is not too hot. Anyone have any opinions on it?
Or perhaps suggest a better one that isn't going to dent my wallet to the tune of several hundred dollars?
Any valid points the author has about the uselessness of the tool, or the general state of affairs with security at Microsoft, are dimished by his pompous attitude and snide remarks.
Why not write a technically detailed letter about the code you find (since he read it so many times) and perhaps offer some constructive alternatives to improve it?
Not only would it be more interesting to read, but they might actually be more willing to consider it.
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This will probably just wind up getting me banned from WoW for "suspicious activity".
No, its not an April Fool's Day joke, unless they moved AF to March 31st. Here is the dated official release from IBM on the matter:
http://www-03.ibm.com/press/us/en/pressrelease/23785.wss
My "point" was simply that many of the messages on this thread detail how difficult it is to find the alternative info (fax number, address, etc.) to cancel membership. I was just pointing out that I found both in about 10 seconds.
Hey, I dislike AOL as much as many of the people in this thread do, and perhaps the Help section of AOL was recently updated in response to the original article. But it was very easy to find the cancellation fax number and mailing address.
I typed "cancel" into the AOL Help Search box, and it had a link to the following:
We value your membership with the AOL® community. However, we are really sorry that you're considering canceling your AOL® account. It's our mission to build a service that lives up to the high standards of the online community. We hope you've enjoyed being an AOL member and that we can help you again in the future. For security reasons, AOL accounts cannot be cancelled either online or through e-mail. You can get your AOL account cancelled either through phone, US mail or fax.
To Cancel Your AOL® Membership Over the Phone
To cancel your AOL account over the phone, all you need to do is call up AOL® Member Services at 1-888-265-8008. You can speak to our representatives to get your account cancelled. This service is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
To Cancel Your AOL Membership Though U.S. Mail
You can request the cancellation of your AOL account through the U.S. mail. Just send your request to:
AOL
PO BOX 17100
Jacksonville, FL 32245-7100
To Cancel Your AOL Membership Though Fax
If you prefer sending in your request through fax, please send it to us at 1-703-433-7283.
Notes:
* If you choose to write or fax us, please include a brief note stating the nature of your request, the primary billing contact's full name, phone number, address and handwritten signature.
* In addition to that, for account security purpose please provide any one of the following:
o The master screen name of the AOL account
o The last four digits of the current method of payment (for your security, please include only the last four digits)
o The answer to the account security question of the master screen name.
* Cancellation will take effect within 72 hours of receipt of your request and AOL will send you a written confirmation. Please note that AOL LLC reserves the right to charge and collect fees, surcharges or costs incurred before your cancellation takes effect. Thank you for using AOL
Not really an 'IE' only site, but at least its currently a 'non-Firefox' site, is Proctor & Gamble.
When I try to access it using Firefox 1.0.7, it tells me to upgrade my browser and provides image button links to Microsoft and Netscape to do so. And as far as I can tell, without changing my client ID info, I can't get to the site using Firefox, in other words, it doesn't give me the option of going there anyway.
And frankly, I'd eat a bullet before being a 31 year-old guy working at McDonald's
Yeah, I mean really, how terrible it must be to have health insurance, a steady paycheck, and to use the easiest cash register ever created?
Quite simply, you are a selfish greedy idiot.
I find myself in a very similar situation. However, I am interested in just a simple camera that my parents (who lives out of state) can access via the internet to see their grandaughter from across the miles.
I know there are several web cams that contain their own web server to allow for this, most pointedly the Linksys WVC54G. I have heard, however, that picture quality with this camera is not too hot. Anyone have any opinions on it?
Or perhaps suggest a better one that isn't going to dent my wallet to the tune of several hundred dollars?
Any valid points the author has about the uselessness of the tool, or the general state of affairs with security at Microsoft, are dimished by his pompous attitude and snide remarks.
Why not write a technically detailed letter about the code you find (since he read it so many times) and perhaps offer some constructive alternatives to improve it?
Not only would it be more interesting to read, but they might actually be more willing to consider it.