*INFO* Mac/AOL/Web

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Written and originally posted by (Nosycat)

Lots of Mac users, especially those running Mac OS 9 and
AOL 4 have reported problems accessing Websites.
Here's something to try:

If you're using Mac OS 8.5.1 or higher, with Mac AOL 3.0.1
or Mac/AOL4, and *if you dial in to AOL directly*
(not through an ISP):

1. Go to Control Panels->Extensions Manager, turn off
(uncheck) the Websharing control panel AND the Websharing
extension -- they don't work with AOL, and they *might*
be part of the connecting-to-the-Web problem
(though I haven't seen this confirmed).

2. Restart your Mac, launch AOL, but don't Sign On yet.

3. Go to the AOL toolbar->My AOL->Preferences, scroll down
to AOL Link, and click on it.

4. Turn on "Use AOL Link when connecting with a modem" --
put a checkmark in the box next to it, if there's not
one already there -- then click on Configure.

5. Restart your Mac, and rebuild the desktop either by
holding down the Option and Command (the Apple key) keys
as you restart, or by using a more in-depth utility like
TechTools or Disk Warrior.

6. If you use AOL's browser, drag the cache.waf file from
System Folder->Preferences->America Online->Browser Cache
to the Trash, and empty the Trash (if you use another
browser, its cache will usually be a Cache folder in
System Folder->Preferences->folder with browser's name,
such as Netscape).

7. Launch AOL and Sign On -- you should now be able to
connect to the WWW with no further problems (just remember
to dump your browser cache from time to time).

A full browser cache is one of the main reasons folks have
problems accessing the Web. You can empty the cache through
the My AOL preferences for the Web (this won't delete any
cookies in the cache) or, if you use a different browser,
through that browser's own set of preferences. You can also
simply drag any browser's Cache folder to the Trash, then
empty the Trash.

To skip having to dig through the System Folder, keep an
alias of the specific Preferences folder(s) in the Apple Menu
or on the Desktop, and work from the alias(es). This also
makes it easy to Trash any browser History files, which is
recommended because they can get pretty huge, pretty quickly.

Hope That Helps!

Nosycat


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