AOL on linux w/o win4lin or vmware

[BOF]

Joel Hammer wrote:

>Is there a way to get AOL to work on linux without win4lin or vmare?
>
Yes. Persuade AOL Corporation to release the source code, tweak it as 
needed, and compile it under the Linux libraries. (Sorry! I couldn't 
resist that.;-). Outside of that, AOL is a Windows-based application, 
and there is simply no way to get it to run under Linux without running 
it inside a Windows emulator like WINE, Win4Lin, or VMWare.

There are however, many Linux programs that emulate the functions of 
much of AOL, such as instant messaging and chat (ircii, gnomeicu and 
X-Chat come to mind), if this would help. Additionally, some of AOL's 
sections are accessible using any web browser.

So, while you might not be able to run AOL and have its convenience, you 
could achieve the functional equivalent of much of it under Linux, while 
avoiding ALL of its problems.

BOF