Aim and Safety Walk Through

Table of Contents

• Introduction
• Aim Clients
• Aim Security
• Privacy
• Important Sites

Introduction
AIM is an abbreviation for AOL Instant Messenger and is an instant messaging client. AIM first entered the scene in 1991 for DOS; it was then made accessible for Windows and Mac in 1992 and 1993. AIM was first introduced as a free program software and has remained free until this day. AIM is a communication tool that allows users to keep in touch with many people through text, video and multimedia chat.

Spoiler: Aim Clients

Aim is an ever changing medium, it is constantly being updated. New versions of aim have added security and new features such as the Buddy List. To download the new version of aim go to Aim.com and click download. To obtain an old version of aim go visit this site. Some aim clients are better then others so try a few out before you make your final decision on which one to use.

Aim Security
It is very important to follow the steps below in order to secure your aim account.

Password Protection
It is very important to select a password that is not easy to guess. The password needs to include numbers and special characters. Complex passwords make it harder for others to access your account.

• Example: Glink922$op

Security Question
Along with your password it is important to create a strong security question that is not easy to guess. The security question needs to include numbers and special characters.

• Example: Killop9002mp

Spoiler: Alternate Email

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  The most important thing you can do to protect your aim is to place an alternate email on it.
• Gmail
  - Is it very important to put a Gmail as your alternate on your aim account. This is currently the safest form of email to put as an alternate.
• 2-Step Verification
  - Make sure to set up your Gmail with 2-Step verification on your phone.

Name on Account
Never put your actual name on your account, it is very easy to reset the password with the owners name.

Privacy
Aim is different from other clients, it does not require the approval of both buddies to be add a user to one's buddy list. As a result, it is possible for users to keep other users on their buddy list, read their status and away messages, and read their profiles. Users can block another user from communicating and seeing one's status. A very good privacy option is to select an option in privacy settings only allowing communication with those on one's buddy list.

Important Sites

• Update your settings
  https://settings.aim.com/
• Update security question and contact email
  https://my.screenname.aol.com/
• Check your email
  www.aol.com
• Downloading aim
  www.aim.com
• Quick aim client
  www.aim.com/products/express/
• Setting up alternate email
  www.gmail.com
• Update privacy settings
  http://lifestream.aol.com/settings

Great thread, but a suggestion. Since there's no dark theme on FK yet, I would suggest changing the yellow. I can't read it with the white background.

Great information, from a person with amazing aim's.

learned something from the "important sites" section thx

I know, I posted it and was changing the colors.

holy shit great, detailed thread.

Very nice tut, im sure many people will appreciate this

HQ thread as always from Christy, nice job.

doesnt stop carol from jacking my aims

Quad said:

doesnt stop carol from jacking my aims

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That is because she has tools, most people do not have tools.

I know ^

Very nice and detailed tutorial.

Christy is a boss for doing this thread.

Great tutorial. I'll update my settings right now lol.