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Topic: IM ??? |
Dan Beller-McKenna
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Durham, New Hampshire, USA
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Posted 11 Dec 2006 4:16 pm |
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Okay,
big confession from someone who uses email and the internet extensively, and who feels pretty comfortable with diving into new software: I know absolutely nothing at all about IM, and my daughter (12) wants to get it.
My main question is this: if you have one IM server (Yahoo, AOL, etc.) can you only IM with others who subscribe to that server, or is it more like email, where the server is not important and on can communicate freely across servers, platforms, etc.?
Thanks,
Dan
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Dan Beller-McKenna
Big Red
Blue TrainDurham, NH
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Andy Sandoval
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Bakersfield, California, USA
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Posted 11 Dec 2006 9:31 pm
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| Hi Dan, your limited to only that server, so if your using AOL Instant Messenger you can only send messages to others that are also using AOL Instant Messenger. |
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Jim Cohen
From:
Philadelphia, PA
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Posted 11 Dec 2006 9:52 pm
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| Yeah, generally, but I believe that anyone can download AOL's IM service as a free-standing application, even if they don't use regular AOL service for their email and web-browsing, and can still use it for IM'ing others who also download it. |
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Andy Sandoval
From:
Bakersfield, California, USA
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Posted 12 Dec 2006 12:26 am
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| Your right Jim. also, now anyone can use AOL email even if your not an AOL member. |
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Wiz Feinberg
From:
Mid-Michigan, USA
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Will Holtz
From:
San Francisco, California, USA
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Posted 12 Dec 2006 2:36 pm
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| Gaim is another IM client that works with many different systems (AOL, Yahoo, MSN, ICQ, IRC, Jabber/GoogleTalk). It is free and has no advertisements. I've been using it for years. |
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Dan Beller-McKenna
From:
Durham, New Hampshire, USA
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Posted 12 Dec 2006 6:40 pm
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Thanks guys,
guess I'll never see my dauhgter again.
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Dan |
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