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On Thursday, July 18, 2002, at 05:40 PM, Ernest wrote:
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> @mac.com buddies have screen names like buddies on MSN do. AIM screen
> name
> Example1 has a friend. His friend has the .mac account Example2. Using
> iChat, his friend can log on as [EMAIL PROTECTED] to AIM, even though
> no AIM
> screen name is registered. The current versions of AIM and AOL (betas)
> are
> set up to be able to add @mac.com buddies and communicate with them. I
> believe iChat is the only program that will let you log on as an
> @mac.com
> user. Only the newest betas of AIM and AOL (both for Windows and Mac
> users)
> are compatible with @mac.com buddies. I don't think it is possible, as
> it is
> set up now, for @mac.com users to ever be able to log in to that
> account
> with fire. What I want to know about is if Fire can add @mac.com users
> to
> buddy lists and chat with them yet.
No - you cannot and you may never be able to . AOL did not add
@mac.com capabilities to their toc servers (and Fire uses toc).
Eric
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> On 7/18/02 2:34 PM, "David Wheeler" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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>>> It is using AIM, but you can log in with your iTools (.mac) address
>>> (i.e. [EMAIL PROTECTED]) and yrou iTools password, instead of an AOL or
>>> AIM screenname.
>>
>> Hm, but I don't seem to be able to use it at the same time as I'm
>> logged in
>> to my AIM ID. When I tried to login to my mac.com address in Fire, I
>> heard
>> all the doors slam for my AIM account, but then nothing happened -- my
>> buddies didn't even disappear or have their logged-off icons show up.
>> After
>> a minute of nothing happening but the icons spinning, I had to
>> force-quit
>> Fire.
>>
>> Is there a way I can use more than one account at a time for a given
>> protocol?
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> David
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