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iChat AV and Safari 1.0 support AIM: URLs
Authored by: yubbie2 on Jun 26, '03 11:50:33AM

Nice hint, but for me it launches some old, archived version of AOL's AIM. Any way to specify that it bring up iChat AV instead?

-Jesse



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iChat AV and Safari 1.0 support AIM: URLs
Authored by: cornsyrupkills on Jun 26, '03 12:11:14PM

yes. the link to open AIM is "aim:" and the link to open iChat is "ichat:" try it.

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iChat AV and Safari 1.0 support AIM: URLs
Authored by: yubbie2 on Jun 29, '03 02:26:46AM

yup... that works. ichat: it is.

thanks... now i just need to trash AIM once and for all.

-jesse



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iChat AV and Safari 1.0 support AIM: URLs
Authored by: c_shotton on Jun 30, '03 02:42:12PM

If you use the ichat: URL syntax, the links will only work for Mac users. If you use aim: links, all platforms will be able to use your web-based IM functions.



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iChat AV and Safari 1.0 support AIM: URLs
Authored by: WAW401 on Jun 26, '03 12:39:07PM

Or just delete AIM out of your App folder and empty your Trash. I didn't even realize I still had AIM on my computer until I tried this hint.



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iChat AV and Safari 1.0 support AIM: URLs
Authored by: horhey23 on Sep 02, '06 02:19:01AM
This is the proper way to launch iChat specifically via hyperlink:

iChat:compose?service=AIM&id=screename&style=audiochat

Other options include:
style=audiochat
style=im

or leave out the style and it will ask the user.

Of course you need to wrap with HTML to make it a link, just use the above line instead of a URL.

I tried the other suggestions (substituting "ichat" for "aim" and they don't work. This one does.

Found here: www.codecomments.com/message289293.html

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