[V12]

i have downloaded and installed aol for my mac and although i have no problems with browsing or e-mail i have problems sending IM's. Whenver i click to send the send button turns blue, however it doesnt send the message and the window that allows me to type the message just stays in the middle of my screen. Is there any additional upgrades/software i need?

[MrForgetable]

AOL??!?

Well, you can download AIM and use that instead of the one in AOL.

[d4nth3m4n]

ichat?

and try the software forum.

[V12]

so go to ichat and do what with it?

[V12]

TTT please help

[d4nth3m4n]

Originally posted by V12:
so go to ichat and do what with it?

if you cant figure that out, youre on your own man, sorry.

[MrForgetable]

since i forgot what i did with ichat.. (it was something simple)

www.aim.com

download for Mac OS X

install.

drag app to dock.

open.

type in your screen name.

then your password.

click sign in.

open new IM window

type "sorry, AOL didn't work for me so I went on a forum and asked for help, but I'm back"

send to everyone on buddy list.

sign off.

go to bed.

repeat.

[V12]

lol i did the ichat thing however its only aim, i guess it will get me by, i only use aol because i've had my email address on it forever and i think i only pay about $10 a month for it with the bring your own access service. My next endeavor is to download and install msn

ill get around to it.....



as for now im just looking at accessories for my pb12

probably in this order

new bt mouse (mine isnt responding, after about a hours use it just got disconnect and the laser isnt working)

jbl creature speakers

sleeve and backpack case

icurve & wireless keyboard

and iskin for ipod and pb

[d4nth3m4n]

aol.com doesnt work to send emails?

sorry, i misread the first post, i thought that you COULD send emails, but were having troubles with the IM part of the aol dohickey

[waffffffle]

You can check your AOL mail with Apple's Mail.app.

make a new IMAP account. fill in all the stuff. For Incoming server use "imap.cs.com" and for outgoing server use smtp.aol.com, using port 587, and password authentication. Works pretty well, except for the ugly folders that show up.

[V12]

no i can check/read/send e-mail fine, i can look up favorites and browse pages fine, my only problem is the sending im's

[d4nth3m4n]

Originally posted by V12:
no i can check/read/send e-mail fine, i can look up favorites and browse pages fine, my only problem is the sending im's

ichat! adium proteus. any one of these can and will work with your aim acount. you have to set it up in the application preferences. its *really* simple.

[V12]

i have ichat set up and it works fine, however when im in aol my instant messaging doesn't work

[amazing]

Originally posted by V12:
i have ichat set up and it works fine, however when im in aol my instant messaging doesn't work

Have you got the firewall turned on? Basically, you need to open a hole in the firewall for instant messaging. There's some port configurations already setup, for example ichat. That might be the same port that AIM uses, but since it's AOL there's no guarantee. Go to AOL's website, find out which port to open, then setup a new rule.

[V12]

che?

that really confused me

[V12]

im still having problems with im's in aol, can someone translate amazings post to something simpler for me?

thanks

[Luca Rescigno]

How about you just stop trying to send IMs from AOL. AOL is a crappy service anyway, I have no idea why anyone would ever pay money for it. I wouldn't take it even if they were paying me.

I guess if you insist on using AOL, then you have to accept that it will suck and constantly cause problems. If you get rid of it and stop paying them, you will be happier.

[amazing]

Originally posted by V12:
im still having problems with im's in aol, can someone translate amazings post to something simpler for me?

thanks

Here's a more complete explanation: First, find out if you have the firewall turned on. To do this, go to System Prefs, and open Sharing, then click on the firewall tab. Is your firewall on or off? If the firewall is OFF, then I can't imagine why you can't use AIM. You could try getting the latest version and reinstalling.

If the Firewall is on, then turn it off and see if AIM works. It should. If it does work, then you can either leave the firewall off (if you don't have any services enabled in the first tab, this should be fine.)

If AIM works with the firewall off, and doesn't work with the Firewall enabled, AND if you really want to keep the firewall enabled, then you need to open the appropriate ports in the firewall for AIM. Put a checkmark in the appropriate box for iChat and see if AIM works. It's possible that AIM uses additional ports, and you'll have to go to AOL tech support to find out what ports to open.

If opening the iChat ports in the firewall doesn't allow AIM to work, then just use iChat instead. It is supposed to work with AIM, all you do is setup your AIM identity within iChat. For help on how to do that, go to Apple's Support Knowledge base.

[V12]

if i get rid of my aol service can i still use my id with aim/iChat?

[Luca Rescigno]

Yes. Well, probably. Worst case scenario is that you can't, and you have to register a new screen name. But that's easy.

[V12]

but i can still use iChat with any aim (non aol) screen name?

[Luca Rescigno]

Yes.

[V12]

aright, since i have only been using aol for email (since i've had that email forever i will probably get rid of aol after i change all my info on sites like ebay and such...

i also have to write down about 100 aim contacts....

[brightpaths]

The latest edition of AOL is: Version 10.3 (Revision 4136.208 (US)). It works best if you install the program onto the desktop and not in your applications folder, after you download it from AOL's website. There is a bug in the AOL web browser, but everything else will work, when you install AOL this way.

[Spheric Harlot]

Originally posted by V12:
i also have to write down about 100 aim contacts....

Somebody correct me if I'm wrong, but aren't AIM contacts stored on AIM's servers?

So when you enter your screen name in iChat, your buddy list shows up automagically?

No need to write anything down.

[urrl78]

Juno is half the price of MSN and AOL. I've had it for over a year and no problems.

[V12]

Okay, so how do i go about downloading it on to my desktop, every time i click download it automatically brings up the download window and shows the application symbol.

[urrl78]

Try a different browser perhaps. Juno was initially for PC's so make sure you are downloading the Mac application.