Guys,
For AOL Instant Messenger fans:
AOL has just released AOL Instant Messenger 5.2.3074.
You can download it from here
Bye.
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Guys,
For AOL Instant Messenger fans:
AOL has just released AOL Instant Messenger 5.2.3074.
You can download it from here
Bye.
Ha, I'm not a big AOL fan because in my opinion its for noobs. So I got Windows Messenger. So I mainly run that one. However, I do have and run both on my computer...
They just came out with a new IM version last month!? What does this new one have that the other one doesn't?
JagFire19 ,
I'm a MSN Messenger fan too!!! :D, but what if a person that you want to talk have AOL Instant Messenger, Yahoo! Messenger, or ICQ???, so i have installed all of them.
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Answering your question, as always it has some new features and bug fixes included in this release, but they focused on:
IM Forwarding:
Have Instant Messages delivered to your cell phone, when you're away from your PC! With AIM 5.2, you can be online, all the time, anywhere. Register your cell phone with IM Forwarding, and you'll continue to receive your IMs after you sign out of AIM.
Send IMs to Mobile Phones:
Now you can send instant messages to your buddies' cell phones. Just add their mobile numbers directly to your buddy list, or type their number into the IM form.
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At least this is what they say the improvements are.
Bye.
Well, in that case you go the easy route and get Trillion and use them all at once. :)Quote:
but what if a person that you want to talk have AOL Instant Messenger, Yahoo! Messenger, or ICQ???, so i have installed all of them.
Jehnny,
I have proven Trillian not Trillion (hehe!!!), but i prefer to use all the message clients separated. Sometimes (at least for me) using these messengers through Trillian don't work as expected.
This is my humble opinion, but thanks for you add :D
Bye.
AOL is for 'noobs' and people who really dont give a **** for computers as long as the can get their mail, messages and look things up. Everone on aol is not necesseraly a noob, its not a necessity that computer literate people live only with others of their own kind. Im on aol right now, because my girlfrind can use it. every things in one place for her. no seperate IM, mail client Etc. I tried to show her 'the right way' but its really not worth our relationship. Its like teaching someone your close to how to drive...not always a good idea.
Aol had to come out with a release early. their 4.6 (or 9 i dont remember right now) had a gaping directory transversal hole in it and needed to be fixed quick.
And some of us are on AOL because of the location we live in and what's available. I can most certainly get cable modem for twice what I'm paying, but my rent and bills are far more important than getting on the internet.
Sometimes it has nothing to do with 'noobs'. And a lot of people on AO use AIM, because they do not wish to support MSN. Personally, I'm not much of a fan of any of the messenger services, I think they're annoying.
I'll agree with GG, I mean all of them have bugs and some bugs can cause problems with systems and it's just another problem to worry about adding to the already un-wanted security risk's of owning a PC. Using the chat systems are okay if you update or whatever, but they can be a hassle at times. My opinions:
AIM/ICQ: Load's of vulnerabilities IMO and some that can seriously effect a system. I'm not sure if AOL/Time Warner or whatever fixes them in time, and being notified about the problem isn't great either.
MSN: Made by Microsoft, 'nuff said.
Yahoo: Probably the most unpopular at the time, the GUI isn't too good and of course, their are security risks.
Again, security risks come with every program, but some chat programs have had serious vulnerabilities that would/can be exploited easily by an attacker.
Thanx for the heads up "dark raider" ...
I posted this recently- http://www.antionline.com/showthread...hreadid=237912
If you're an AIM user, check this out :-)
:( Sorry guys. Didn't mean to make anyone mad. I was just giving my opinion on the issue at hand....We can all have different opinions...I just don't understand why some of you would send me 'bad' antipoints just because my opinion differs than yours.
Again, sorry if I offended anyone. I was just trying to have a nice clean debate and expressing my opinion on AOL Instant Messenging.
I also guess you forgot my statement of "I do have and run both on my computer."
Hope you accept my apology. :)
I use both MSN, and AIM on my pc. I have to say that i like both, AIM file sending is pretty good, and most of my friends have it. There are security risk, you just have to be aware of them and take the proper precautions of avoiding any attacks. MSN is also good, that is where most of my AO or "Smart" friends hang out and talk. When I am using MSN Messanger, its all about intelligent conversations, and security conversation. I have to say that both are good, and its not only "NOOBS" on AOL. -Ebo
good looking out dark raider, and i have to say that i use both Msn and aim my msn does disconnect me alot however, i also have trillian, and i love the skins for it. there are times when i will use these programs seperately, but if i have alot of programs open or if i'm in a chatty mood i'll open up trillian.