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Comments on news posted 2004-04-09 17:00:26: Apparently the controversy AOL generated when they added Wild Tangent to their AOL Instant Messenger client wasn't enough. Users in our Security Forum point out the company is now bundling Weather Bug as well. ..

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Maxeh
Woot?
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join:2002-12-23
Chicago, IL
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gaim..its the way to go!

i just use gaim

3 open source
Formeister

join:2000-10-28
Somers, CT
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What I think...

AOL will never foul my computer!
aeagle

join:2004-03-03
Schenectady, NY

Re: What I think...

LOLOL:D:p
goddammit9

join:2004-03-14
Porterville, CA

aol suxs

i can agree with most of you. aol in my opinion sucks and the crap that they are bundling with aol 9.0 and aim is a bunch of s$#%. i installed the new version of aim the other day and little did i know that the wildtangent crap was going to be installed. when i noticed that i uninstalled it and it wont come off my computer. called aol about it and they basically told me i was s.o.l. and to piss off. just some advice, use the old aim. also i dont know if anyone mentioned it but you can get the old versions of alot of programs at »www.oldversion.com

cork1958
Cork

join:2000-02-26
Fruitport, MI

Re: aol suxs

Here's some bettr advice. DON'T USE AOHELL!!
dewman99

join:2000-12-28
Palm Harbor, FL

Bah

I have been using Trillian for some time now can be on AIM ICQ MSN yahoo all at the same time and have not had a problem yet. Much better then having all them running at once in one program then all separate.

HotRodFoto
Premium
join:2003-04-19
Denver, CO

ah the beauty

Ahh the beauty of alternitive IM apps...Odigo, Trillian.....what more can i say?
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kyhwana

join:2004-01-27
NZ

Miranda-IM

There's also Miranda-IM as well, which does aim/icq/msn/yahoo/jabber/irc/etc and is a native windows app. (And Free/Open source)
Goldengamego
Premium
join:2004-02-22
Okemos, MI

11 more

more bad news for those with sun java installed, you have to take 11 more steps because WT is now installing itself their to,

C&P from my post on SWI »www.spywareinfo.com/forums/index···24&st=45

For those of you running Sun Java, you must take extra steps to eradicate WildTangent.

1. Navigate to the folder where you installed java (default is something like C:\Program Files\Java\j2re1.4.2_04)
2. Open the \bin folder
3. Delete the file jDRM0302.dll
4. Delete the file wtdmmp.dll
5. Delete the file wtdmmpv.dll
6. Go back to the java install folder
7. Open the \lib\ext folder
8. Delete the file wildtangent.jar (duh, how the hell could both Spybot SD and Ad-aware miss this???)
9. Delete the file wtdmmpi.jar
10. Delete the file DRM0302Java.jar
11. Your done, that is until they decide to ‘update’ it again.
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Because Goldengamegod won't fit:p

MRNVGVUP

join:2003-04-12
Sharon, PA


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You got 'Gaim'?

Switch to GAIM... AIM interoperability with out any of the bloat!

Joy!

Link below:

»gaim.sourceforge.net/downloads.php

"You got 'Gaim'?"

(Ya, so it's a repeat post... goes to show that savy folks find the GOOD STUFF!)

elias
Premium,VIP
join:2000-07-24
Miami, FL
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Trillian All The Way

Screw AIM, Trillian is so much better, and has lots of features not found in AIM, that are very useful.

-- Elias

A

Old Versions of AIM

I agree to what everyone has been saying and I was wondering when you knew that I could download an older version of aim. Thanks.
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