AIM for linux

[Michael R. Head]

On Thu, 2006-03-02 at 21:57 -0600, Charles Malespin wrote:
> Hi all, has anyone here tried to install and use AIM for linux from the
> AOL site?  I use gaim right now and really love it, but I cant stand the
> no file transfer feature.  I know that its supposed to be in Gaim 2.0,
> but I just wanna see if anyone has used the AOL version to do file
> transfers in the mean time..?  Thanks

I do file transfers in gaim to AIM contacts fairly frequently. If you
have control over your router (or are directly connected with an IP
address), just open up a port or 2 and forward them to your machine,
then go into the gaim preferences and set these options in the Network
area:

1) Uncheck autodetect IP address and set it to your public IP address
(find this out at http://www.whatismyip.org/ )
2) Manually specify the port range to be the ports that you are
forwarding to your machine from your router.

mike

> Charles
> 
> 
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