NaegeleWDC at aol.com tapped out this message on 6/15/2003 7:39 PM >2. What this means is that AIM is working even though (1) I am not signed >onto AOL, and (2) AIM hasn't been launched (or loaded). AIM is always in >the background "lurking." It may have been installed with another app and yes it is set by default to launch at the same time even though the buddy doesn't come up.