Re: Compatibility with AOL Messenger?

From: P.Cyr (johndoe532004AThotmailDOTcom)
Date: 08/28/04

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    Warning: the newest version of AOL Instant Messenger contains Wild Tangent,
    which is a spyware program.

    Do not install any version later then 5.5.3572

    You can get 5.5.3572 from www.oldversion.com 

    -- 
Paul Cyr
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"Jonathan Kay [MVP]" <msnewsreplies@jonathankay.com> wrote in message 
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> Greetings Jim,
>
> I'm afraid not; you'll need to use AOL Instant Messenger 
> (http://www.aim.com) or some other client that supports AIM (like 
> Trillian; http://www.trillian.cc).
> ____________________________________________
> Jonathan Kay
> Microsoft MVP - Windows Messenger/MSN Messenger
> Associate Expert
> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
> Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com
> All posts unless otherwise specified are (c) 2004 Jonathan Kay.
> You *must* contact me for redistribution rights.
>
> "Jim Thompson" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message 
> news:09f901c48c3d$8b026460$a401280a@phx.gbl...
>> One of my two brothers uses Windows Messenger as do I.
>> My other brother, and all his friends, use AOL
>> Messenger.  He doesn't want to change because of all his
>> other contacts.  Are the two compatible so that we can
>> communicate anyway?  Thanks.
>
>
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