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chenu
June 6th, 2004, 01:41 AM
I've been having some problems with direct connecting on aim. I'm using Zone alarm and a router firewall. Can someone tell me wht ports to open up to allow direct connections?

Also any gaim users here?
T-O
June 6th, 2004, 05:37 AM
AOL port: 5190 - 5193
AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) port:5190


;)
λ
June 6th, 2004, 09:27 AM
I've been having some problems with direct connecting on aim. I'm using Zone alarm and a router firewall. Can someone tell me wht ports to open up to allow direct connections?

Also any gaim users here?
OO! I use Gaim! :D
REEF·
June 6th, 2004, 11:36 AM
Whats gaim?

And chenu - did you upgrade your AIM to the newest version?
λ
June 6th, 2004, 11:41 AM
Whats gaim?

And chenu - did you upgrade your AIM to the newest version?
http://gaim.sf.net

It's a FOSS replacement for AIM that runs on Linux and Windows (and maybe OSX as well, don't know)
grinch
June 6th, 2004, 11:45 AM
Yeah GAIM is so sick. It's godlike!
MSN, Yahoo, AIM, and more all in one app ;)
REEF·
June 6th, 2004, 11:48 AM
Cool, gotta try it out once.
T-O
June 6th, 2004, 01:07 PM
never liked those combi messengers... Just MSN+plus! and AIM(hacked withoutbanners)
best way to go.
thoriphes
June 6th, 2004, 02:38 PM
When you direct connect make sure you and your buddy have the same version. at least the same number (like 5, 4, etc).
prstudio
June 6th, 2004, 03:34 PM
gaim is nice - like it so far
chenu
June 6th, 2004, 08:50 PM
On gaim when others try to direct connect with me and when i click accept it does nothing. Also for all gaim users how do you direct connect with others on the new versions. It seems as if the link was removed.
The UnknowN
July 3rd, 2004, 04:36 AM
gaim is for windows and stuff but not for mac only the source can be used for the mac heh strange but u said it could be for osx?
λ
July 3rd, 2004, 06:19 AM
gaim is for windows and stuff but not for mac only the source can be used for the mac heh strange but u said it could be for osx?
It can be.. and Unix/Linux app can be run under OSX natively using the built in X Server (but it's quite complex)
mdipi
July 3rd, 2004, 09:52 AM
gaim is for windows and stuff but not for mac only the source can be used for the mac heh strange but u said it could be for osx?

No you cant run it on OS X natively. You could run it under our Darwin (UNIX) core if i am thinking correctly - but that would be a pain in the arse and I dont think its really worth it.

Use iChat and MSN messenger - no one uses Yahoo! so thats all you really need. iChat has ICQ, .Mac, and AIM in one (AOL bough ICQ so thats why its in there :D).

-Mike
UnderĜath
July 4th, 2004, 12:15 AM
hey i just installed gaim cuz you guys were saying its soo good. i love it. i love the message window the format of it. its alot better then aim.thnx for sharing it.:)
UnderĜath
July 4th, 2004, 12:17 AM
o just one thing about gaim, when i IM people on the side are numbers that kind of look like the time but there so spread apart every message and its nothing close to the real time i was just wondering what it was.
Thnx

-C1RCA
bodyvisual
July 4th, 2004, 12:24 AM
@mdipi: so it's like trillian, then? only w/o msn? and you can never see me when i'm talking to ya.. :(