Chat programs

slimebucato · Post by **slimebucato** » Sat Apr 09, 2005 1:52 am

I tried searching as I know there has probably been many threads about this, but couldn't find anything recent.

AIM hasn't been connecting for the past two days, it keeps saying that the AIM service can't be reached. I don't know if it is because AIM is crappy or I have network problems.

Are there any programs where I can create an account, and talk to people that are on my AIM list through it? Or AIM can only chat to AIM?

point blank · Post by **point blank** » Sat Apr 09, 2005 1:54 am

trillian, u can use ur aim name(s)

Useff · Post by **Useff** » Sat Apr 09, 2005 2:36 am

Trillian, Miranda IM, Gaim

slimebucato · Post by **slimebucato** » Sat Apr 09, 2005 2:40 am

Hmm, I have trillian. It wouldn't connect to AIM either. It seems weird though, because I asked my friends and they said that it was working fine for them. I dunno.

Noah · Post by **Noah** » Sat Apr 09, 2005 2:45 am

If you're having different programs with issues connecting to the AIM server, check with your ISP. They may be blocking the port AIM uses.

SeaTownBlues · Post by **SeaTownBlues** » Sat Apr 09, 2005 2:49 am

WHOA I HAVENT HEARD ABOUT THESE WHICH ONE IS THE EBST

slimebucato · Post by **slimebucato** » Sat Apr 09, 2005 2:57 am

Noah wrote:If you're having different programs with issues connecting to the AIM server, check with your ISP. They may be blocking the port AIM uses.

Hmm, ok.

rakesh1 · Post by **rakesh1** » Sat Apr 09, 2005 12:08 pm

i like gaim only because you can create aliases for your buddies. other than that, i think the tabbing system is decent. sometimes i have a problem closing out conversations instead of switching to the next tab.
for simplicity, i just use aim and have never had a problem.

rakesh1 · Post by **rakesh1** » Sat Apr 09, 2005 12:08 pm

ChristPuncher wrote:
Noah wrote:If you're having different programs with issues connecting to the AIM server, check with your ISP. They may be blocking the port AIM uses.
Hmm, ok.

are you on comcast btw?

slimebucato · Post by **slimebucato** » Sat Apr 09, 2005 1:28 pm

rakesh wrote:
ChristPuncher wrote:
Noah wrote:If you're having different programs with issues connecting to the AIM server, check with your ISP. They may be blocking the port AIM uses.
Hmm, ok.
are you on comcast btw?

no, snet/sbc

point blank · Post by **point blank** » Sat Apr 09, 2005 2:05 pm

rakesh wrote:i like gaim only because you can create aliases for your buddies. other than that, i think the tabbing system is decent. sometimes i have a problem closing out conversations instead of switching to the next tab.
for simplicity, i just use aim and have never had a problem.

u can do this with trillian as well...

rakesh1 · Post by **rakesh1** » Sat Apr 09, 2005 4:36 pm

never used trillian

slimebucato · Post by **slimebucato** » Sat Apr 09, 2005 6:37 pm

I called SBC, the port is fine.

Anyone have any other ideas why I am not able to connect to the AIM server?

cuntface · Post by **cuntface** » Sun Apr 10, 2005 3:18 pm

SeaTownBlues wrote:WHOA I HAVENT HEARD ABOUT THESE WHICH ONE IS THE EBST

i've never used any of them so i can't say which is best to use but i checked them all out a while ago on the behalf of my computer illiterate brother.

they're all multi protocol i.e. they all allow you to chat with people on aim, msn, yahoo, irq and a bunch of other protocols i cant remember.

trilian is shareware, the unregistered version *might* have ads, i can't quite remember.

gaim and miranda are open source which means free now and forever more.

i installed miranda for my brother in the end. it's a tiny little program (<150k i think it was) which runs by using plugins (also very small in size) to allow connection to other networks so if you only want to talk on aim with it then you only need the aim plugin. there's a whole heap of other plugins for it though to customise appearance, icons etc

out of the three i'd say you better off looking at gaim or miranda

squ1d · Post by **squ1d** » Tue Apr 12, 2005 9:19 am

ChristPuncher wrote:I called SBC, the port is fine.

Anyone have any other ideas why I am not able to connect to the AIM server?

I have blocked a roommate from using AIM before just as a joke.....have you checked the port settings on your router? Maybe someone updated the firmware on your router and you might need to port forward now.......