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A script to transfer a file upon buddy sign-on in AIM
Authored by: mustang_dvs on Sep 13, '04 03:03:54PM
Interesting exercise, but it seems a little Rube Goldberg-esque. Wouldn't it just be easier to email the file to your friend?

AIM's file transfers always seem painfully slow, presuming, of course, that it doesn't crash your IM client in the attempt.

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A script to transfer a file upon buddy sign-on in AIM
Authored by: ever on Sep 13, '04 03:56:49PM

Suppose the person in question doesn't pay attention to their e-mail. If I'd emailed it, they'd have took weeks to respond. However, when I send the file immediately, I can describe it and get instant feedback in an IM. Also, there are less excuses with AIM, both people know that the file was transferred, and if there was a mistake in transmission, AIM can pick up where it left off.



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Why send thru AIM?
Authored by: stewf on Sep 13, '04 05:58:27PM

Email servers often limit transfers to 3MB or 5MB. I find AIM is excellent for large transfers.

Great script, ever.



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Why send thru AIM?
Authored by: stewf on Sep 13, '04 06:10:49PM

Whoops. I use iChat. Can I do it with that client?



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A script to transfer a file upon buddy sign-on in AIM
Authored by: wackazong on Sep 14, '04 07:45:03AM

Who is Rube Goldberg?



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A script to transfer a file upon buddy sign-on in AIM
Authored by: billabOng on Sep 14, '04 07:47:33AM

They have Google on computers now!



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A script to transfer a file upon buddy sign-on in AIM
Authored by: p4ul13 on Sep 14, '04 08:56:51AM
A script to transfer a file upon buddy sign-on in AIM
Authored by: mustang_dvs on Sep 15, '04 12:02:54AM
He's the inspiration for the most complex commercial ever shot: Honda's "Cog," which required 606 attempts to complete correctly in one take.

(Well, two takes, because the room was too small to lay everything out in a single continuous line, they set up the first half, then the second and bridged the two on a computer -- the splice is when the muffler tumbles.)

http://194.29.64.17/thecog/cog.mov (4.8mb)

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