Comments on: AOL has gone too far http://steinbaugh.com/journal/aol-has-gone-too-far/ University of Michigan Cellular and Molecular Biology graduate student. Wed, 10 Dec 2008 13:31:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Andy Baio http://steinbaugh.com/journal/aol-has-gone-too-far/#comment-812 Andy Baio Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://mike.steinbaugh.com/?p=445#comment-812 <p>Why not use Trillian? I never see ads, and it also supports the ICQ, Yahoo, MSN, and IRC. (Jabber support coming soon, I think.)</p> Why not use Trillian? I never see ads, and it also supports the ICQ, Yahoo, MSN, and IRC. (Jabber support coming soon, I think.)

]]> By: Michael Steinbaugh http://steinbaugh.com/journal/aol-has-gone-too-far/#comment-813 Michael Steinbaugh Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://mike.steinbaugh.com/?p=445#comment-813 <p>Yeah, I used to use Trillian but I switched because it wouldn't display profiles properly. However, given the current circumstances, I think I just might switch back.</p> Yeah, I used to use Trillian but I switched because it wouldn’t display profiles properly. However, given the current circumstances, I think I just might switch back.

]]> By: web http://steinbaugh.com/journal/aol-has-gone-too-far/#comment-814 web Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://mike.steinbaugh.com/?p=445#comment-814 <p>Yeah, Trillian is the way to go. Alot of great features. Connects to tons of services and cuts out all the AIM BS.</p> <p>Its all written in XML too so its easy to modify the progrom to do diffrent thngs too.</p> Yeah, Trillian is the way to go. Alot of great features. Connects to tons of services and cuts out all the AIM BS.

Its all written in XML too so its easy to modify the progrom to do diffrent thngs too.

]]> By: Anonymous http://steinbaugh.com/journal/aol-has-gone-too-far/#comment-815 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://mike.steinbaugh.com/?p=445#comment-815 <p>I use dead aim to get rid of the adbox, and I like tabbed IM's</p> <p>(to get an older free version of dead aim goto oldversions.com)</p> <p>To get rid of the audio I edited my c:\windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts file</p> <p>Just open the file with a text editor and add these lines, it will rid you of many things.</p> <p>127.0.0.1 ar.atwola.com 127.0.0.1 ads.web.aol.com 127.0.0.1 VTOT.proxy.aol.com 127.0.0.1 ads.aol.com</p> <p>That'll block any ad that isnt already on your machine.</p> <p>Also, you can delete viewpoint.exe in your C:\Program Files\AIM\Sysfiles folder. That gets rid of all audio ads.</p> <p>If you have a router, some allow blocking of websites, just add these to your block list.</p> <p>ar.atwola.com ads.web.aol.com VTOT.proxy.aol.com ads.aol.com</p> <p>anyway.</p> I use dead aim to get rid of the adbox, and I like tabbed IM’s

(to get an older free version of dead aim goto oldversions.com)

To get rid of the audio I edited my c:\windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts file

Just open the file with a text editor and add these lines, it will rid you of many things.

127.0.0.1 ar.atwola.com 127.0.0.1 ads.web.aol.com 127.0.0.1 VTOT.proxy.aol.com 127.0.0.1 ads.aol.com

That’ll block any ad that isnt already on your machine.

Also, you can delete viewpoint.exe in your C:\Program Files\AIM\Sysfiles folder. That gets rid of all audio ads.

If you have a router, some allow blocking of websites, just add these to your block list.

ar.atwola.com ads.web.aol.com VTOT.proxy.aol.com ads.aol.com

anyway.

]]> By: Anonymous http://steinbaugh.com/journal/aol-has-gone-too-far/#comment-816 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://mike.steinbaugh.com/?p=445#comment-816 <p>I don't know where you heard the ads started in December but I switched to Trillian in early October 2003 BECAUSE of the ads playing my computer.</p> <p>If AOL claims they started in December, then who put those ads on my computer in October? Hmmmm.</p> <p>Maybe AOL means they started running the ads on YOUR computer in December.</p> I don’t know where you heard the ads started in December but I switched to Trillian in early October 2003 BECAUSE of the ads playing my computer.

If AOL claims they started in December, then who put those ads on my computer in October? Hmmmm.

Maybe AOL means they started running the ads on YOUR computer in December.

]]> By: Michael Steinbaugh http://steinbaugh.com/journal/aol-has-gone-too-far/#comment-817 Michael Steinbaugh Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://mike.steinbaugh.com/?p=445#comment-817 <p>I bet the ads you heard in October was AOL but they didn't go all out with the audio ads until December. They might have been doing a beta test.</p> I bet the ads you heard in October was AOL but they didn’t go all out with the audio ads until December. They might have been doing a beta test.

]]> By: Wolfy http://steinbaugh.com/journal/aol-has-gone-too-far/#comment-818 Wolfy Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://mike.steinbaugh.com/?p=445#comment-818 <p>Thank God I finally found out what this was. Jeez. It really pisses me off when I tried to copy sounds onto mp3 players and such and scared the crap out of me. well then. This sucks. a lot. The reason my friends never notice is because 1. they don't use aim, they use aol (ick) and 2. they don't turn their speakers on. What types of ads do you have? Normally, I get Dora the Explorer, Jeapordy, and new movies.</p> Thank God I finally found out what this was. Jeez. It really pisses me off when I tried to copy sounds onto mp3 players and such and scared the crap out of me. well then. This sucks. a lot. The reason my friends never notice is because 1. they don’t use aim, they use aol (ick) and 2. they don’t turn their speakers on. What types of ads do you have? Normally, I get Dora the Explorer, Jeapordy, and new movies.

]]> By: Michael Steinbaugh http://steinbaugh.com/journal/aol-has-gone-too-far/#comment-819 Michael Steinbaugh Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://mike.steinbaugh.com/?p=445#comment-819 <p>I did the host edit mentioned above and it stopped all the ads. Hopefully it works for you as well.</p> I did the host edit mentioned above and it stopped all the ads. Hopefully it works for you as well.

]]> By: usedunderwear http://steinbaugh.com/journal/aol-has-gone-too-far/#comment-820 usedunderwear Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://mike.steinbaugh.com/?p=445#comment-820 <p>hey , i tried what the guy said doing above to editing your registry and adding those lines... well ill see if another aim sound ad will play on my computer, it really pisses me off too...well if anyone eles did the same thing like what the guy said and had no ads/or no aim sound ads , please reply to this.... let me know if it worked...thanks</p> <p>p.s. i'm using dead aim 3.2.8 and aol version 5.2.3292 i get no ads , but the aim sound ads still played, so thats why i'm trying to steps above, ok laters.</p> hey , i tried what the guy said doing above to editing your registry and adding those lines… well ill see if another aim sound ad will play on my computer, it really pisses me off too…well if anyone eles did the same thing like what the guy said and had no ads/or no aim sound ads , please reply to this…. let me know if it worked…thanks

p.s. i’m using dead aim 3.2.8 and aol version 5.2.3292 i get no ads , but the aim sound ads still played, so thats why i’m trying to steps above, ok laters.

]]> By: usedunderwear http://steinbaugh.com/journal/aol-has-gone-too-far/#comment-821 usedunderwear Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://mike.steinbaugh.com/?p=445#comment-821 <p>yea so far i didnt hear any aim ads, anyone eles not having aim ads/ aim sound ads? please reply.. thx laters</p> yea so far i didnt hear any aim ads, anyone eles not having aim ads/ aim sound ads? please reply.. thx laters

]]> By: Jeff http://steinbaugh.com/journal/aol-has-gone-too-far/#comment-822 Jeff Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://mike.steinbaugh.com/?p=445#comment-822 <p>Reinstall AIM ver 5.1, which does not have this annoying feature. And do NOT upgrade when it asks you to after that. Good idea these days to keep older versions of 'upgrades'.</p> Reinstall AIM ver 5.1, which does not have this annoying feature. And do NOT upgrade when it asks you to after that. Good idea these days to keep older versions of ‘upgrades’.

]]> By: usedunderwear http://steinbaugh.com/journal/aol-has-gone-too-far/#comment-823 usedunderwear Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://mike.steinbaugh.com/?p=445#comment-823 <p>hey, i hear no audio ads but then theres another thing that bothers me, it keeps asking me to upgrade aim, does anyone know how to disable this so that it wont ask me like a freakin billion times to upgrade , god its annoying! thx, laters</p> hey, i hear no audio ads but then theres another thing that bothers me, it keeps asking me to upgrade aim, does anyone know how to disable this so that it wont ask me like a freakin billion times to upgrade , god its annoying! thx, laters

]]> By: CJ http://steinbaugh.com/journal/aol-has-gone-too-far/#comment-824 CJ Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://mike.steinbaugh.com/?p=445#comment-824 <p>Thanx for the tips it seems to be working. I run Trillian but it never hurts to add some security to my machine, even if it is just a messaging service. Special thanx to Anonymous for supplying the info</p> Thanx for the tips it seems to be working. I run Trillian but it never hurts to add some security to my machine, even if it is just a messaging service. Special thanx to Anonymous for supplying the info

]]> By: Erik http://steinbaugh.com/journal/aol-has-gone-too-far/#comment-825 Erik Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://mike.steinbaugh.com/?p=445#comment-825 <p>I use gaim. It's a pretty good alternative to the deadAIM/AIM combo. (spell check, tabbed windows, transparency, etc.)</p> I use gaim. It’s a pretty good alternative to the deadAIM/AIM combo. (spell check, tabbed windows, transparency, etc.)

]]> By: Anonymous http://steinbaugh.com/journal/aol-has-gone-too-far/#comment-826 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://mike.steinbaugh.com/?p=445#comment-826 <p><a href="http://gaim.sourceforge.net/" rel="nofollow">Gaim</a> is pretty good? It's the best.</p> Gaim is pretty good? It’s the best.

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