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Moose

11-07-2003, 07:27 PM

Just wondering if anyone here has AIM [that I haven't already talked to, hehe].

My screenname is LmSvB12. I just wanted to get some of your guys' screennames. :D

Aspen and Misty

11-07-2003, 07:30 PM

Hey! My s/n is Melony506 for anyone who wants it :D

Ashley

ticosmyham

11-07-2003, 07:43 PM

If anyone wants o chat with me .....feel free!! I am always in need of a new friend! :D

-HOUSEofROCK03
-Thinkclassicrock
-Bonjovirocker2
-alanbrutha <<< lol inside joke.....

CamCamPup33

11-07-2003, 07:43 PM

Qtpieamber90

:) feel free to im me!

GoldenRetrLuver

11-07-2003, 07:44 PM

GoldenRetrLuver.
Feel free to IM me anytime! I'm always on! ;)

G.P.girl

11-07-2003, 07:50 PM

ummm whats aim? i know it's an instant messneger thingie..... i have yahoo messenger.

GoldenRetrLuver

11-07-2003, 07:52 PM

Originally posted by G.P.girl
ummm whats aim? i know it's an instant messneger thingie..... i have yahoo messenger.

It's AOL Instant Messenger.

binka_nugget

11-07-2003, 08:02 PM

xkaibabyx :)

CatDad

11-07-2003, 08:35 PM

Mine is catdad2222.

Feel free to say hello.

Warning -- I am new to AIM and I hopefully have it set up correctly.:o So, if you can't find me, send a PM.

babolaypo65

11-07-2003, 08:49 PM

Not to discourage you... but please keep in mind that there are now aim bots (computer programs) that can go to webpages and FIND aim screen names. and then send you spam. just be careful. add spaces. or symbols or something to avoid getting junk mail on your AIM accounts. :)

CatDad

11-07-2003, 09:23 PM

micki76

11-07-2003, 09:30 PM

Originally posted by babolaypo65
Not to discourage you... but please keep in mind that there are now aim bots (computer programs) that can go to webpages and FIND aim screen names. and then send you spam. just be careful. add spaces. or symbols or something to avoid getting junk mail on your AIM accounts. :)

Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but you must have an AOL email account to be spammed. We're talking about chatting on AIM and I don't know how they'd spam me as I don't have an email addy attached to my AIM account. AIM and AOL are different; you can have one without the other.

slleipnir

11-07-2003, 09:37 PM

rabid pancake :)

CatDad

11-07-2003, 09:38 PM

Originally posted by micki76
Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but you must have an AOL email account to be spammed. We're talking about chatting on AIM and I don't know how they'd spam me as I don't have an email addy attached to my AIM account. AIM and AOL are different; you can have one without the other.

You may be correct, and I am only taking a guess. Your aim account is hooked to an email, and that may be a way in.

Like, I said just a guess.:)

binka_nugget

11-07-2003, 09:56 PM

Originally posted by micki76
Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but you must have an AOL email account to be spammed. We're talking about chatting on AIM and I don't know how they'd spam me as I don't have an email addy attached to my AIM account. AIM and AOL are different; you can have one without the other.

I've gotten a sort of spam through AIM. I'd get messages from people asking if I wanted to get Viagra for free..uhh...no thanks:rolleyes:

wolf_Q

11-07-2003, 11:24 PM

wolfQU2

wolfsoul

11-07-2003, 11:50 PM

Plush pawz :)

zanzanfergie

11-08-2003, 01:21 AM

zanzanfergie :)

popcornbird

11-08-2003, 01:30 AM

I don't like AIM. I used to have it on my comp but I deleted it years ago...............it was the first IM I ever used, but after MSN and Yahoo, all my friends transferred to them, and so did I. Even the newer version of AIM.......I used it on my brother's comp the other day. I *so* dislike it. :p I like msn the best but I like yahoo too. :p So many nice games etc. you can play on them with your friend. AIM is much too plain, not many fun/interesting features..... and I also don't like the fact that you need a screen name. I like using an email address like for msn and yahoo, and I especially like msn because you can change your screen name to whatever you want. :)

trayi52

11-08-2003, 02:08 AM

Popcorn, have you noticed the newer version of msn, version 6,has a place you can put your pictures and you can change your backgrounds to for example pictures of your beautiful cockateils, the pictures you show, the ones that your contacts can see, you can also change them and put your choice of pictures there also.
You can make your own emoticons too.
Like you I had Aim too, fact is I had all three on my computer, Aim, Yahoo messenger, and MSM messenger, but I got rid of Aim and kept the other two. :)

popcornbird

11-08-2003, 02:33 AM

Originally posted by trayi52
Popcorn, have you noticed the newer version of msn, version 6,has a place you can put your pictures and you can change your backgrounds to for example pictures of your beautiful cockateils, the pictures you show, the ones that your contacts can see, you can also change them and put your choice of pictures there also.
You can make your own emoticons too.
Like you I had Aim too, fact is I had all three on my computer, Aim, Yahoo messenger, and MSM messenger, but I got rid of Aim and kept the other two. :)

Yep, I know that. My user picture on MSN is actually Popcorn and Muffin right now, but I change it all the time..........and the background pic is a different one for every friend. I *love* the new msn messenger, and I love the games in it! Its also so easy to send pics back and forth etc. I just love it! Yahoo's pretty fun too. It has a nice doodle thing in which you can draw on, and also has games and different backgrounds. But AIM..........its SO boring! :p I can't help but wonder why everyone on PT chooses to use AIM! :o :o

babolaypo65

11-08-2003, 08:13 AM

Nope, sorry, there are new programs that spammers use to automatically find IM screen names on boards like these (regardless of whether or not you have AOL email) and then while you are IM-ing to a friend spam IMs start appearing.
It's quite annoying.
If you all post them here with extra characters like an @ between each letter (then remove the @s before you add them to your addressbook) the AIMbot will dump them as unusable and you hopefully wont get AIM spam.

Originally posted by micki76
Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but you must have an AOL email account to be spammed. We're talking about chatting on AIM and I don't know how they'd spam me as I don't have an email addy attached to my AIM account. AIM and AOL are different; you can have one without the other.

Kfamr

11-08-2003, 09:07 AM

Yahoo and MSN are too complicated. I don't like the fact that it tells me that I have 543252354365337584354 e-mails that I haven't checked everytime I sign on, slowing my computer.

I like using them for webcam -- But AIM is MUCH easier to send photos with.

Brooke, You know my SN. :)

P.S. I haven't had ANY "spams" on AIM and i've been using it for YEARS. I've also posted it here before. :)

iceyshiver21

11-08-2003, 09:32 AM

iceyshiver21

Moose

11-08-2003, 11:37 AM

Thanks guys! :) :D

Originally posted by Kfamr
Brooke, You know my SN.

Ooooh yeah I do, lol

CountryWolf07

11-08-2003, 04:17 PM

RMC2003

ILoveMyAbbyGirl

11-08-2003, 05:13 PM

ILoveOTown1988- not on that much
JakesRebelGrl-sometimes
xkilledbymusicx- usually

I've gone from loving a boyband to talking about death... oh how I have matured... lol

babolaypo65

11-08-2003, 05:29 PM

Here's a new-ish article on AIM spam, including ways to avoid it.

http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,113211,00.asp

Glad you guys have been lucky so far. With new technology you should continue to be safe....
A friend of mine was getting 30 or more a day on his IM account. He had to change his screen name.