AOL on Linux

[Linux World 999]

----- Original Message -----
From: <whitnl73 at juno.com>
To: <linuxworld999 at yahoo.co.uk>
Cc: <wine-users at winehq.com>
Sent: Tuesday, March 11, 2003 2:29 AM
Subject: Re: AOL on Linux


>
> | Hello.  I am a newbie to wine.  In my local area, the only way to have
> | unmetered access to th internet is to use AOL.  After some research on
> | the internet, it gas come to light that some linux users have managed
> | to install AOL's version 5.0 of their software to access AOL.
> |
> | Following these instructions, AOL5 is installed on my computer.  The
> | command "wine setup32.exe" was run.  AOL5 has been installed.  On
> | launching the program, the login screen appears.  However, the software
> | is unable to access the modem and establish a connection.
> |
> | Is it possible to access AOL in this way?  Does anyone have a better
> | Solution.
>
> Maybe.  if it works the modem with the *Comm or *File API, these are
> well supported.  DUN and RAS are not, probably will never be.  In fact
> you get this mail by modem from the Juno version 2 client.
>
> Note you must configure the modem to linux (set the correct IRQ with
> setserial, FI) and name the com device in ~/.wine/config:
>
>
> [serialports]
> "Com1" = "/dev/ttyS0"
> "Com2" = "/dev/ttyS1"
> "Com3" = "/dev/ttyS2"
>

Confirmed these settings in muy home durectory.

> The user who runs wine needs to be able to read and write the modem
> device (not just the symbolic link /dev/modem, the real device,
> /dev/ttyS<n> or (with devfs, /dev/tts/<n>) and needs to be able to
> create a lock file in /var/lock, I think).  Root should not run wine.
>

Do you know how to check for this?  How can I make sure is modem is usable
by all users?

> If you still have trouble with the modem, let me know.  I can probably
> find a copy of AOL somewhere and hack around with it, and I am familiar
> with wine serial comm (See documentation/ChangeLog.OLD).
>

Thank you.  Any help will be appreciated.

> | I have downloaded and compiled Penggy.  However, this allows browser
> | and non-AOL mail access but not access to their computing chat channel
> | which I use a lot.  If Penggy has a connection to AOL the AOL front end
> | does not connect at all.  Probably becase Penggy is already connected
> | and two connections are not permitted by AOL.  Is there a workaround
> | this?
>
> Does Penggy use the modem?

It does.  However, this program has to be run by root.

> |
> | Any help will be appreciated.
> |
> |
> | LinuxWorld999
> | Registered Linux User #305521
> | http://counter.li.org
> |
> I registered a long time ago, but I have forgotten my User #,
>
> Lawson
> --
> ---oops---
:)

I like this fad;

:)

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