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mollusk · Feb 16, 2003, 07:27 PM

My beloved ibook is at Apple repair so I am using my imac at home. My screen shows me as logged in to ichat. I have checked the preferences and account and everything is correct but buddy status is incorrect and my buddies cannot see me. Any suggestions as to how to figure this out? It was working a few weeks ago from this computer but I haven't tried until now. I am on OS10.2.3 and using an airport base station with another mac and my laptop when it is here. Any other info needed?

sworthy · Feb 16, 2003, 08:24 PM

...wait until ichat 2. It sucks too much to use right now. I like the idea and all, but the program acts too much like a beta for me to use.

mollusk · Feb 16, 2003, 08:31 PM

I have been using ichat on my ibook for quite a while with no problems at all. Just trying to figure out what is happening. Thanks for the opinion anyway!

tikki · Feb 16, 2003, 08:35 PM

Originally posted by sworthy:
...wait until ichat 2. It sucks too much to use right now. I like the idea and all, but the program acts too much like a beta for me to use.

worthless response of the day.

SupahCoolX · Feb 16, 2003, 08:36 PM

Are you logged in, perhaps, using a different screen name? For example, maybe your friends are looking for your AIM name, but you're logged in under your .Mac name. Check the iChat prefs.

cpac · Feb 16, 2003, 11:24 PM

Originally posted by mollusk:
but buddy status is incorrect and my buddies cannot see me. Any suggestions as to how to figure this out?

What AIM client are your buddies using? They have to have a fairly recent version of the windows client in order to see .Mac screen names, e.g. so that could be your problem.

Also, if you set up some firewalls with your recent network configuration you might be blocking some important ports...

Moonray · Feb 17, 2003, 12:45 AM

Originally posted by tikki:
worthless response of the day.

Most interesting comment of the week.

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KidRed · Feb 17, 2003, 09:54 AM

Originally posted by Moonray:
Most interesting comment of the week.

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Most apalling response of the month

mollusk · Feb 17, 2003, 01:14 PM

Both Aim and .mac screen name are the same and ALL my buddies could see me last week. None of us has changed anything this week except that I am using a different computer and all the preferences are the same.

OOPs! I just realized I downloaded OS 10.2.4 the night before on this machine. Did that do it?

pat++ · Feb 17, 2003, 01:51 PM

.mac and aim screen names cannot be the same. The .mac one has a trailing @mac.com.

mollusk · Feb 17, 2003, 06:46 PM

ichat working now. Actually my Aim and .mac screen names are the same and it all works now. I just trashed all the preferences and started over with help from Apple tech. Can communicate with the world now. And my beloved ibook is stranded at a snowed in airport!