# AOL question -- not a tech problem (really!)

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aol-question-not-a-tech-problem-really/92699>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [November 10, 2001, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aol-question-not-a-tech-problem-really/92699 "2001-11-10T23:19:27Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Erwin\_Deja\_Wu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/c68b51/32.png) [@Erwin\_Deja\_Wu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Erwin_Deja_Wu)\
**Post date:** [November 13, 2001, 6:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aol-question-not-a-tech-problem-really/92699/21 "2001-11-13T06:21:35Z")

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Eh, wrong. I’ve had AOL for … 1,2,3,4,5,6,7 years now and started with 3.0. They had buddy lists then. Trust.

I don’t understand why this is such a big predicament for everyone–it’s getting out of hand and almost funny. Although–I’ll be honest–I haven’t read most of the replies/threads, ever since I can remember, I’ve been able to access my buddy list preferences. In turn, this means ever since I can remember, 1) I could block all aol and AIM users (nobody could see me on their buddy list) and 2) I could write emails while blocking. Period.

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**Author:** ![VeraGemini](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/e9bcb4/32.png) [@VeraGemini](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VeraGemini)\
**Post date:** [November 13, 2001, 8:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aol-question-not-a-tech-problem-really/92699/22 "2001-11-13T08:07:04Z")

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I remember AOL when it was Q Link. They haven’t _always_ had Buddy Lists. I could very well be wrong about 4.0 being the first version to have them, I’ve slept since then. 😉 In any event, the OP has been answered.

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