AOL Instant Messenger Alternatives? - Tilted Forum Project Discussion Community

sailor · 03-29-2004, 05:48 PM

Does anyone know of any good AIM alternative programs out there? I have yet to find one that I have liked. I tried Trillian, GAIM, and am giving Miranda a shot, but have yet to find anything I like more than AIM+DeadAIM. Unfortunately, I am using a very old version of AIM, and dont want to pay to buy a version of DeadAIM.

Any suggestions of good ones out there? I need logging capabilities, and would like some way to enable secure messenging, but that last one is optional.

slant eyes · 03-29-2004, 06:20 PM

unless you want all the other stuff the alternatives give you. i would still go with aim + deadaim. just download the newest version of aim and 'acquire' deadaim.

although it is now required to purchase it, i believe some people out there have downloaded the install file from when you didn't have to pay for it yet.

so with this in mind, and not to be thread-jacking you, but say you have the file from pre-registration required days. is that wrong to distribute since it was free when you downloaded it? and essentially the file then was free?

shakran · 03-29-2004, 06:27 PM

only if the EULA says you can distribute it.

nanofever · 03-29-2004, 06:43 PM

http://www.oldversion.com/program.php?n=deadaim

Has version 3.2.8 of deadaim for download.

Redjake · 03-29-2004, 06:58 PM

Oldversion.com should be considered the savior of all humanity

sailor · 03-29-2004, 08:22 PM

Yeah, I have an old version of DeadAIM, but it doesnt seem to want to work with the newest versions of AIM.

Bah, why does something seemingly so simple always have to be such a pain?

WarWagon · 03-29-2004, 08:55 PM

Because AOL is involved.

hatchetman · 03-29-2004, 09:50 PM

have you thought at all about using trillian? works really well and offers a freeware version that actually works!

Krycheck · 03-29-2004, 10:21 PM

Don't see what would be wrong with Trillian.
Try different skins, some change the way Trillian works.
I also use Gaim for linux.

Dant0007 · 03-29-2004, 10:35 PM

I don't like how trillian moves the list around, is there a way to prevent that?

flamingpeach · 03-30-2004, 02:00 AM

I know tihs isn't an option for you, but i just wanted to comment on how much i love ichat for mac. The buddy icons are like little faces with talk bubbles. Rock and Roll.

agball · 03-30-2004, 08:39 AM

I agree with Krycheck, I use & like trillian quite a bit, how come you didn't?

SiN · 03-30-2004, 01:52 PM

hm, I've been using Miranda for a while now, for aim and msn...no complaints, but I've never tried anything else for aim...

logging, i used to use a plugin that made txt logs (which i prefer) but now what i use is just more of a 'history' plugin that still records it all, just not in txt...I've just been to lazy to see if they still have a txt log plugin.

moonstrucksoul · 03-30-2004, 02:24 PM

just to play devil's advocate here, what's wrong with MSN Messenger?

ssh_agent · 03-30-2004, 02:56 PM

trilllian is very cool. have been using it at work ( as it has some nice options to make it harder to find. no registry entries...systray for incomin messages if required. Its not ideal, but its a good alternative.

tronims · 03-30-2004, 03:28 PM

I have been using gaim, as i saw it on the sourceforge homepage and decided to give it a go. Pretty good program, I like it a little more than trillian.

SiN · 03-30-2004, 10:50 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by moonstrucksoul
just to play devil's advocate here, what's wrong with MSN Messenger?

Um, the thread is about AIM..MSN is really not a replacement for AIM ... when the people you need to talk to only have AIM...

punx1325 · 03-31-2004, 11:21 AM

AIM 4.8 + AIM+ I have been using it forever and I can't complain. It does the job and doesn't have all the random crap in AIM 5.0+ versions... www.big-o-software.com for AIM+. AIM+ only works on AIM previous to 5.0

moonstrucksoul · 03-31-2004, 01:14 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by SiN
Um, the thread is about AIM..MSN is really not a replacement for AIM ... when the people you need to talk to only have AIM...

ok i get it. i hate aol, but it is true, there are some people who only use it (though i can't figure why).

the only reason I got an aim account was to convince my brother to use msn messenger, and it worked. lol

sailor · 03-31-2004, 01:49 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by SiN
hm, I've been using Miranda for a while now, for aim and msn...no complaints, but I've never tried anything else for aim...

logging, i used to use a plugin that made txt logs (which i prefer) but now what i use is just more of a 'history' plugin that still records it all, just not in txt...I've just been to lazy to see if they still have a txt log plugin.

Yeah. I used Miranda, but couldnt get it to let me change the fonts. I also didnt like the plugins system, especially the logging. It is still the best alternative I have found, and if it comes down to it, Ill go back to it.

As for Trillian, I just didnt like anything about it. It seemed overly complex, difficult to use, and a general PITA. I just didnt get the right 'feeling' from it. Take it as you will.

Quote:

Originally posted by punx1325
AIM 4.8 + AIM+ I have been using it forever and I can't complain. It does the job and doesn't have all the random crap in AIM 5.0+ versions... www.big-o-software.com for AIM+. AIM+ only works on AIM previous to 5.0

The problem with that is that SecureAIM only works with versions later than 5.2. Thats why I moved in the first place

SiN · 03-31-2004, 10:23 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by sailor
Yeah. I used Miranda, but couldnt get it to let me change the fonts.

Hmm...I have all my fonts changed (I'm very particular about using my favourite font in *everything*..)

Get @ me in chat sometime if you want help with how-to

sailor · 04-01-2004, 06:45 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by SiN
Hmm...I have all my fonts changed (I'm very particular about using my favourite font in *everything*..)

Get @ me in chat sometime if you want help with how-to

Yeah, I figured its got to let you do it, but I sure as shit couldnt figure it out.

Ill grab you sometime in IRC.

tommy thompson · 04-06-2004, 03:53 PM

Well, I use proteus. It's for Mac and I love it. I have tried Fire, didn't care for it much. On the PC though Trillian is my choice.

03-29-2004, 05:48 PM	#1 (permalink)
sailor beauty in the breakdown Location: Chapel Hill, NC	AOL Instant Messenger Alternatives? Does anyone know of any good AIM alternative programs out there? I have yet to find one that I have liked. I tried Trillian, GAIM, and am giving Miranda a shot, but have yet to find anything I like more than AIM+DeadAIM. Unfortunately, I am using a very old version of AIM, and dont want to pay to buy a version of DeadAIM. Any suggestions of good ones out there? I need logging capabilities, and would like some way to enable secure messenging, but that last one is optional. __________________ "Good people do not need laws to tell them to act responsibly, while bad people will find a way around the laws." --Plato

03-29-2004, 06:20 PM	#2 (permalink)
slant eyes Psycho Location: cali	unless you want all the other stuff the alternatives give you. i would still go with aim + deadaim. just download the newest version of aim and 'acquire' deadaim. although it is now required to purchase it, i believe some people out there have downloaded the install file from when you didn't have to pay for it yet. so with this in mind, and not to be thread-jacking you, but say you have the file from pre-registration required days. is that wrong to distribute since it was free when you downloaded it? and essentially the file then was free? __________________ no man or woman is worth your tears - and the one who is, won't make you cry question authority, don't ask why, just do it!

03-29-2004, 06:43 PM	#4 (permalink)
nanofever Huzzah for Welcome Week, Much beer shall I imbibe. Location: UCSB	http://www.oldversion.com/program.php?n=deadaim Has version 3.2.8 of deadaim for download. __________________ I'm leaving for the University of California: Santa Barbara in 5 hours, give me your best college advice - things I need, good ideas, bad ideas, nooky, ect. Originally Posted by Norseman on another forum: "Yeah, the problem with the world is the stupid people are all cocksure of themselves and the intellectuals are full of doubt."

03-29-2004, 06:58 PM	#5 (permalink)
Redjake I'm a family man - I run a family business. Location: Wilson, NC	Oldversion.com should be considered the savior of all humanity __________________ Off the record, on the q.t., and very hush-hush.

03-29-2004, 08:22 PM	#6 (permalink)
sailor beauty in the breakdown Location: Chapel Hill, NC	Yeah, I have an old version of DeadAIM, but it doesnt seem to want to work with the newest versions of AIM. Bah, why does something seemingly so simple always have to be such a pain? __________________ "Good people do not need laws to tell them to act responsibly, while bad people will find a way around the laws." --Plato

03-29-2004, 06:27 PM	#3 (permalink)
shakran Tone.	only if the EULA says you can distribute it.

03-29-2004, 08:55 PM	#7 (permalink)
WarWagon Loser	Because AOL is involved.

03-29-2004, 09:50 PM	#8 (permalink)
hatchetman Upright	have you thought at all about using trillian? works really well and offers a freeware version that actually works!

03-29-2004, 10:21 PM	#9 (permalink)
Krycheck Sultana ruined my evil persona Location: Los Angeles	Don't see what would be wrong with Trillian. Try different skins, some change the way Trillian works. I also use Gaim for linux. __________________ His pants are tight...but his morals are loose!!

03-29-2004, 10:35 PM	#10 (permalink)
Dant0007 Upright	I don't like how trillian moves the list around, is there a way to prevent that?

03-30-2004, 02:00 AM	#11 (permalink)
flamingpeach hip mama Location: redmond, washington	I know tihs isn't an option for you, but i just wanted to comment on how much i love ichat for mac. The buddy icons are like little faces with talk bubbles. Rock and Roll. __________________ I've eaten my veggies all my life so bring it on, I am educated and strong for the revolution.

03-30-2004, 08:39 AM	#12 (permalink)
agball Insane Location: Long Island	I agree with Krycheck, I use & like trillian quite a bit, how come you didn't? __________________ "A friend with weed is a friend indeed"

03-30-2004, 01:52 PM	#13 (permalink)
SiN strangelove Location: ...more here than there...	hm, I've been using Miranda for a while now, for aim and msn...no complaints, but I've never tried anything else for aim... logging, i used to use a plugin that made txt logs (which i prefer) but now what i use is just more of a 'history' plugin that still records it all, just not in txt...I've just been to lazy to see if they still have a txt log plugin. __________________ - + - ° GiRLie GeeK ° - + - ° 01110010011011110110111101110100001000000110110101100101 Therell be days/When Ill stray/I may appear to be/Constantly out of reach/I give in to sin/Because I like to practise what I preach

03-30-2004, 02:24 PM	#14 (permalink)
moonstrucksoul hovering in the distance Location: the land of milk and honey	just to play devil's advocate here, what's wrong with MSN Messenger? __________________ no signature required

03-30-2004, 02:56 PM	#15 (permalink)
ssh_agent Upright	trilllian is very cool. have been using it at work ( as it has some nice options to make it harder to find. no registry entries...systray for incomin messages if required. Its not ideal, but its a good alternative.

03-30-2004, 03:28 PM	#16 (permalink)
tronims Tilted	I have been using gaim, as i saw it on the sourceforge homepage and decided to give it a go. Pretty good program, I like it a little more than trillian.

03-31-2004, 11:21 AM	#18 (permalink)
punx1325 Junkie Location: San Diego	AIM 4.8 + AIM+ I have been using it forever and I can't complain. It does the job and doesn't have all the random crap in AIM 5.0+ versions... www.big-o-software.com for AIM+. AIM+ only works on AIM previous to 5.0 __________________ If something seems too good to be true, then it probably is....

04-06-2004, 03:53 PM	#23 (permalink)
tommy thompson Psycho	Well, I use proteus. It's for Mac and I love it. I have tried Fire, didn't care for it much. On the PC though Trillian is my choice. __________________ ...a wandering soul...