Control multiple screen names in iChat via Address Book

Feb 18, '05 08:32:00AM

Contributed by: Anonymous

I have Buddies with multiple screen names (usually for work, home, and their cell phones). Unfortunately, if you have a buddy with multiple accounts listed in Address Book, only one will show up in your Buddy List, for the main contact. But I've noticed that in Address Book, you can order the names in hierarchal fashion. So, if you have the following order in Address Book:

Then your IM will be sent to your friend's cell phone if it's activated. If not, it will go to their work account. And finally, if neither of the previous are activated, the IM will go to their home account.

[robg adds: I haven't tested this one, and to be honest, I'm not sure I completely understand it, as I thought buddies were added to iChat with a specific screen name. Unfortunately, it was anonymously contributed without any contact info. So if you can help clarify, please do so in the comments.]

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