Vic:
Don't feel bad! I've been in the computer related business for
35 years and I learn something every day! However, at my age,
most of it I forget.
It would sound like you are losing the connection to your
Internet Service Provider, AOL. The fact that you cannot get
a connect to any other WWW site as well as the drug database,
indicates that your dialup connection has failed and dropped
the circuit.
How do you connect to AOL? Does an icon present itself somewhere
on the screen? If so, is it present when you cannot access the
web?
What I have found is that most sites will shut down your connection
when there has been a lapse in access to the network over a period
of time. I usually get my EMail to check for mail every 3 minutes.
This keeps my ISP (Independent Service Provider) aware that I am
still around and needing to be connected.
Let me know what you see when you can't get access and perhaps we
can find a way to get you out of the 'pickle' you're in.
Best wishes.........Jack
P.S. Don't be bashful! There are a lot of helpful people out on
this list and YOU WILL find and answer to the problem.
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E. Jack Savely CG for Jeannette 59/21+ Topeka, KS
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