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Q: AIM

can someone explain to me what the AIM is that i see on the bottom of my iMessages on my mac air?

Posted on Apr 7, 2016 8:02 PM

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  • by Niel,Apple recommended

    Niel Niel Apr 7, 2016 8:07 PM in response to sepreina
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    Apr 7, 2016 8:07 PM in response to sepreina

    It’s one of the services which messages can be sent through.

     

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    Rudegar Rudegar Apr 8, 2016 9:26 AM in response to sepreina
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    Apr 8, 2016 9:26 AM in response to sepreina
  • by Ralph Johns (UK),Apple recommended

    Ralph Johns (UK) Ralph Johns (UK) Apr 16, 2016 11:58 AM in response to sepreina
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    Apr 16, 2016 11:58 AM in response to sepreina

    Hi,

     

    The Messages App  (iMessages is just one service it can join) can actually join 5 services.

     

    The app started life as iChat

    The Original version had the Ability to have AIM and Rendezvous (Later this became Bonjour) accounts.

    At the same time Apple valid aim  did a deal with AIM that meant that the @mac.com names they were issuing at the time were also valid AIM Screen Names.

     

    iChat 3 saw Jabber added.

    iChat 4 saw that split into Google and jabber (Google run a Jabber server but it does not follow Jabber naming conventions)

    iChat 6 saw Yahoo added.

    Messages in Mountain Lion (OS X 10.8) saw the start of Messages  which was then called version 7

    Mavericks and Yosemite both had their version numbered as 8

    Version 9 comes with El Capitan.

     

    You can add a existing AIM name in the Messages App in Preferences > Accounts and using the + icon.

    If you have a valid AIM name in System Preferences > Internet Accounts it can get added automatically at an Upgrade.

     

    The fact it appears in the Main Window suggests the account is Enabled in the Preferences > Accounts.

     

    My list is so long it is scrollable

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    The names that show are the ones in the "description" field in Preferences > Accounts.

    It used to be you could drag them in to the order you wanted but this is no longer possible.

     

     

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    7:58 pm      Saturday; April 16, 2016

     

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