In article
<e5d352ed-005e-4043-9ec2-6f7aacb32d75@r10g2000prf.googlegroups.com>,
James Harris <james.harris.1@googlemail.com> wrote:

> Well, I've installed 6.8 but it seems to require me to log in to AOL
> before I can place a call. Grr. As mentioned originally I wanted to
> avoid this.

aim shouldn't need an aol account at all. you can sign up for a screen
name on their web site.

In article <180120091352210764%nospam@nospam.invalid>,
nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> wrote:

> In article
> <e5d352ed-005e-4043-9ec2-6f7aacb32d75@r10g2000prf.googlegroups.com>,
> James Harris <james.harris.1@googlemail.com> wrote:
>

> > Well, I've installed 6.8 but it seems to require me to log in to AOL
> > before I can place a call. Grr. As mentioned originally I wanted to
> > avoid this.

>
> aim shouldn't need an aol account at all. you can sign up for a screen
> name on their web site.

It doesn't, but you still need to login to the AIM server.

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James Harris <james.harris.1@googlemail.com> wrote:

> On 18 Jan, 01:02, nospam <nos...@nospam.invalid> wrote:

> > In article
> > <9ae16c0c-8208-44d3-8513-45d337656...@r37g2000prr.googlegroups.com>,
> >
> > James Harris <james.harri...@googlemail.com> wrote:

> > > > ichat on the mac, aim on the pc.

> >

> > > Both of these are called aim. Which do you mean?

> >

> > > http://www.aim.com/
> > > http://www.aol.co.uk/aim/

> >
> > the first one links to version 6.8 and mentions video and audio in the
> > feature list. the second links to version 4.7 which is an older mac
> > version. the windows link there is for 6.1.17.1, still older than
> > what's on the first url. i'd go with the latest version.

>
> Well, I've installed 6.8 but it seems to require me to log in to AOL
> before I can place a call. Grr. As mentioned originally I wanted to
> avoid this.
>
> James

However Skype 'Just worksâ„¢' which is what I love about it. Just
saying...
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In article
<cd97021a-460e-44f2-8625-3af6465789c5@o4g2000pra.googlegroups.com>,
James Harris <james.harris.1@googlemail.com> wrote:

> I've never needed to look for a way to set up a video and audio link
> until now ... and the number of choices is bewildering. To make things
> worse one end will be a Mac and the other a PC. The requirements are
>
> 1. Mac-to-PC
> 2. Video and audio (with each end having webcam and microphone)
> 3. Two endpoints only (as with a phone call) so no "conferencing" as
> such
> 4. Either party can call the other - probably by IP address or DNS
> name
> 5. Prefer not to have a central system to log on to - just point-to-
> point
> 6. Free, perferably
>
> There may be firewalls at the ends but ones that can be configured as
> needed.
>
> Can anyone suggest a solution?
>
> James

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