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O.P. Huh?  Messengers and AIM
does MSN use the AIM system or something else?
im quite sure this is a noob question.:) if it doesnt what does it use? and what does use AIM?
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RE: Messengers and AIM
They use completley different systems, in terms of everything.

They are hosted on completley different servers. And the software they use is completely different, i.e. the protocol is different.
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O.P. RE: Messengers and AIM
no i think you are mistaken about the question im asking. i was watching the Mac Expo and Steve said that iChat connects to the AIM network which is the biggest one. i wanted to know what messegers use the AIM network cause i thought Yahoo Messenger does. i want to know if MSN Messenger uses AIM or something different.
if you dont understand that question mabye i can you just answer what messengers can chat with each other? for example can people using Yahoo Messenger chat with people using MSN?
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Msn Messenger doesnt connect to AIM network .period!!
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RE: Messengers and AIM
msn messenger service is an irc type network.
01-16-2005 11:36 PM
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RE: Messengers and AIM
Each service has its own protocol and servers.
AIM is run by AOL and you will connect to AOL's servers using the protocol AOL have defined.
The same goes for Yahoo messenger, MSN messenger and IRC, each using different server and protocol
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if you dont understand that question mabye i can you just answer what messengers can chat with each other? for example can people using Yahoo Messenger chat with people using MSN?
No. Because as i said above each use different protocols and servers.
Although it is possible to code a client that can use all the services combined together. For example Gaim.
Also the AIM network is just a term for the servers and protocol AIM (AOL Instant Messenger) uses.

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01-16-2005 11:50 PM
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Originally posted by megamuff
msn messenger service is an irc type network.

No it's not :| The MSN protocol is NOTHING like the IRC one.
The previous sentence is false. The following sentence is true.
01-17-2005 06:44 AM
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O.P. RE: Messengers and AIM
oh thanks guys. i think i get it a bit more so does that mean that iChat can connect to AOL messenger i guess i can. but steve said that AIM was the biggest IM communinty. its all to confusing for me but basically i should just think that none of the IMs can chat with each other. :)
ok thanks
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Originally posted by megamuff
msn messenger service is an irc type network.

No it's not :| The MSN protocol is NOTHING like the IRC one.


lol, ok, i will just let you keep thinking that then.
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RE: Messengers and AIM
As far as I know, none of the protocols are natively supportive of interoperability between all the different IM clients out there.

AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) is a client that connects to AOL's Messenger Network, I guess it's called AIM? (I have never used AIM and will never use AIM).

Yahoo connects to yet another network, though I could be wrong, I hardly use Y!IM.

and MSN Messenger connects to MSN. The Microsoft Network.. (..ever wonder what MSN stood for?...)

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Although it is possible to code a client that can use all the services combined together. For example Gaim.

Yes, it is possible to do so (eg. Trillian, GAIM etc.) but that doesn't achieve interoperability, which is what Mad_onion is ultimately trying to inquire about.

As for MSN Messenger service being an irc type network...I can't stop laughing.

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