AOL instant messager

windward · Jan 9, 2004

Does anyone have or know a way to type a message into AOL INST messager and have it simulcast to multiple users at the saem time. Any thoughts?

EMini-Player · Jan 9, 2004

This should be do-able. I know in Yahoo Messenger, you can send a message to an entire Group of people.

-Fast

WarEagle · Jan 9, 2004

Try holding down CTRL and selecting multiple names, then start a message. That is how it works in Yahoo (I haven't used AIM though).

TMTrader · Jan 12, 2004

AIM is the most primitive messenger... Get Trillian and you can do it easily over there to multiple contacts in multiple platforms.

TM Trader

windward · Jan 12, 2004

trying to access number of clients and seems AIM is the standard on wall st

Turok · Jan 12, 2004

>AIM is the most primitive messenger

Perhaps, but I can tell you that the AOL "direct connection" feature that allows no size limit peer to peer file transfers sure kicks the heck out of Yahoo.

I'm using that feature more and more to transfer files between remote trading buddies and it ROCKS!

JB

windward · Jan 12, 2004

Is it possible to send a message to multiple users at same time? Do you know of anyone that could write a program to do it?

littletwig · Jan 13, 2004

You could use WinBatch to create a batch job; basically, enter one message, and then use a script to repeat the task, taking a screen name from a text (comma delim file).
Not sure AOL's policy would agree with this>

i'mlong · Jan 13, 2004

Quote from Turok:

>AIM is the most primitive messenger

Perhaps, but I can tell you that the AOL "direct connection" feature that allows no size limit peer to peer file transfers sure kicks the heck out of Yahoo.

I'm using that feature more and more to transfer files between remote trading buddies and it ROCKS!

JB

But AIM limits the amount of characters you can copy and paste into an im window....sucks.

AOL instant messager

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