AIM questions & answers

It allows you to exchange messages with friends, family and colleagues online
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Question by Guest
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June 11, 2014

I need offline software like BigAnt messenger which supports group conversation, BigAnt only supports voice communication between two people but I need software that supports a voice conversation between more than two people, need urgent suggestion.

Stephen Prastman
Answer by Stephen Prastman

You can try Squiggle. It's a free server-less application that allows you to chat with the clients that have the same application up and running. You can download it through the CodePlex website where it's hosted and developed.

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Question by Guest
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April 7, 2010
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Answer by Leonard Moore

In order to activate the spell check option in AOL, you can try to connect to your account, click Options next to your user name, then click 'Mail Settings' -> 'Compose' and in the Sending section check the Check spelling before sending messages option.

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Question by Guest
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January 10, 2010
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Answer by Julia Bocchetta

Press Alt + Shift +V to start the chat. You will also need to have the webcam installed because the application detects available webcams installed in your computer.

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Answer by Guest

Try re-installing aim, check the system requirements of aim, and make sure your computer is virus free, spyware free and malware free

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Question by Guest
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December 19, 2009

When I'm trying to log in, I receive a connection error. It works on my mom's computer. Can you help?

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Answer by Pete Clapp

In order to fix the connection error, go to Start > Control Panel > System and Security > Windows Firewall > Allow a program through Windows Firewall and check the box next to AIM. If you can't find the application in the Allowed programs and features window, press the Allow another program button, navigate to the installation directory, select the executable file and press Add. After that, from the Advanced Settings select Inbound Rules > New Rule. Check the Port box, click Next, select All local Ports and follow the self-explained steps. Also make sure that your security program doesn't block the connection and all applications that may use your Internet bandwidth are closed.


If it doesn't help, go to Start > Control Panel > Network and Internet > Network and Sharing Center > Local Area Connection and click the Disable button. After that reboot your PC and go to Control Panel > Network and Internet > Network Connections, right click on Local Area Connection and select Enable.


If you still receive the connection error, navigate to the official web page and download and install the latest version of AIM.

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Question by Guest
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December 9, 2009
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Answer by Dan Angel

In order to start the Audio Chat you need to go to Option > Start Audio Chat or to press Alt + T key combination. For further information, you can check the official web page.

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Question by Guest
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December 27, 2008

Will Plaxo and AIM work with Outlook Express?

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Answer by Pete Clapp

Yes, both Plaxo and AIM services are compatible with Outlook Express. Plaxo is an address book manager that can run with Microsoft Outlook 2000, 2002, 2003, 2007 and Outlook Express 6.0. All you need to do is to download and install Plaxo Toolbar for Outlook Express.


In order to configure AIM to work with Outlook Express, launch the Microsoft product and from the Tools menu select Accounts. Press the Add option, click Mail, type your name, click Next, enter your AIM email address, click again Next and select IMAP as incoming mail server. Type imap.aim.com in the Incoming mail (POP3 or IMAP) server field and smtp.aim.com in the Outgoing mail (SMTP) server one. After that, click Next, type your AIM user name under Account name, enter your account password in the Password field, press Next and then Finish. Also, select imap.aim.com from the Internet Accounts window, click Properties and open the Servers tab. Check the My server requires authentication box, open the IMAP tab, un-check the Store special folders on IMAP server option and press OK.

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