07-13-2002, 07:01 PM | #11 |
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I'll be straight-forward with you guys. I have AIM which is the best. Both MSN and ICQ have been proven unsecure and I have heard far to many tales of their systems being hacked.
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07-14-2002, 05:28 AM | #12 | |
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So, basically NONE is perfectly secure; AIM no more than MSN. I have AIM, YIM, MSN, and ICQ (IDs all in my profile if anyone wants `em...), and I prefer MSN for one simple reason: When I switch between MSN and Trillian and from computer to computer, I keep my buddies... ICQ and AIM do NOT have server based buddy lists, MSN and YIM both do. So basically, MSN and YIM are the same whereever you go; but AIM and ICQ you have to re-add your buddies on every terminal you end up on, and everytime you uninstall/reinstall the program; or switch to/from Trillian (or anything similar). [ 07-14-2002, 05:29 AM: Message edited by: LennonCook ] |
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07-15-2002, 07:33 AM | #14 | |
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07-15-2002, 07:59 AM | #15 | |
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So, basically NONE is perfectly secure; AIM no more than MSN. I have AIM, YIM, MSN, and ICQ (IDs all in my profile if anyone wants `em...), and I prefer MSN for one simple reason: When I switch between MSN and Trillian and from computer to computer, I keep my buddies... ICQ and AIM do NOT have server based buddy lists, MSN and YIM both do. So basically, MSN and YIM are the same whereever you go; but AIM and ICQ you have to re-add your buddies on every terminal you end up on, and everytime you uninstall/reinstall the program; or switch to/from Trillian (or anything similar). [/QUOTE]That's not entirely true about AOL anymore. When AOL 7.0 came out, they enabled customers to save their buddy list on the main server. Whenever I go from one computer to another now, I have my buddy lists already set up. This is also true for AOL 8.0. They have added a few new features that are looking pretty decent. In AIM, it will tell you when the other person is typing now (so you can get an idea if they are locked up or something). There are themes (skins) that look kinda cool. Still just trying it out, but I think it will go over pretty good.
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07-15-2002, 08:51 AM | #16 |
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I have AIM because I have AOL.
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07-15-2002, 09:01 AM | #17 | |
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Do you get any "error" message or something when you trie MSN? |
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07-15-2002, 09:02 AM | #18 | |
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