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From: KarlBunker@aol.com
Subject: Dto-loa 2.0
Dot-loa 2.0 brings powerful new features and enhanced usability to the
Macintosh version of America Online's software.
To very briefly describe its highlight features, with Dot-loa you can:
* Log on to AOL while AOL is running in the background
* Run an "Automatic AOL" session with AOL in the background
* (New to 2.0) Have AOL continue to redial indefinitely until it connects
* (New to 2.0) Precisely schedule Auto-AOL sessions with a variety of options
* (New to 2.0) Run scheduled Auto-AOL sessions with AOL in the background
* (New to 2.0) Have Dot-loa notify you when new e-mail has been retrieved
from AOL
None of these things are possible with the AOL software itself. Normally,
while the AOL software is going through the process of dialing your modem,
connecting and signing you on, you are "stuck" in AOL. You can't switch to
another application until AOL has completed the connection process. (And this
is often a painfully long time.) Likewise, when AOL runs a scheduled Auto-AOL
session, it begins by "forcing" its way to the front. If you're trying to use
your Mac for something else at that moment, too bad; you'll have to wait for
AOL to finish connecting before you can switch it to the background.
With Dot-loa you don't have to stare endlessly at AOL's useless "progress"
screen, waiting for AOL to connect so you can get on with your life. You can
"Do Other Things" -- working productively in some other application,
blissfully unconcerned about how long it's taking AOL to connect. When AOL
does connect, Dot-loa will notify you with a beep and a flashing icon in the
menu bar. If AOL isn't running when you activate Dot-loa, Dot-loa will launch
it for you.
The new scheduling and e-mail notification features of Dot-loa will be
particularly attractive to those who depend on AOL for their e-mail service.
Dot-loa brings to AOL some of the most useful features of dedicated e-mail
applications such as Eudora. You can set Dot-loa to run Auto-AOL sessions
that check your e-mail at precisely controlled times or intervals, and have
it notify you if new mail has arrived. AOL remains in the background, so you
don't even have to look at AOL, much less have it "take over" your Mac for
some indeterminate length of time, until it has successfully downloaded new
mail for you. Dot-loa can then notify you of the new mail with either a small
floating window, or a flashing icon in the menu bar.
Shareware, $13.00.