AOL 9.0 has just reached the UK and France. What worthwhile features does it have that AOL 7.0 and AOL 8.0 lack? I have to say that I have 8.0 in France and the only feature it has that I notice over 7.0 (which I have in the UK) is the notify spam feature.This,unsurprisingly, seems to have no effect at all on the amount of spam received; it's like blowing against a gale; but I suppose it shows willing to tackle the nuisance !

Fred
I'm running 8 and 9 together
The best thing is the spam controls(Big improvement on 8)
The email has got lots of things added looks like the IM with lots of bells and whistles
But..If you send to someone outside the AOL system all they get is lots of hyperlinks in the message (didn't think about that! )
Some things I like such as the merry-go-round favourite link on the Tool bar the version 8 only could add 3? New links but on 9 the whole area can be used 12 links good for a guy like yourself who wants a quick reference link
If you are using Broadband there is an excellent Cd radio player (but its the BBC radioplayer if you are on dial up) Can cheat though If you have the US Version(which I have) they have the Cd player on dialup (Have to make a icon in Favourites to bypass the BBC link) which being a UK resident means we must have So my AOL9 is mixed up I get most of the US news/features but the UK features override a few areas

My advice ? Get it The Spam controls are better than 8 and I think you should also install SpywareBlaster which will help stop Spam targeting your computer

www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster.html

Setup details for Spywareblaster on AP posting

Hi Fred,

My favorite thing on AOL 9.0 is the Pop-up Blocker. I also like the easy to use picture center, mailing photos is a cinch!

The Spam controls get about 3/4 of my spam.