[X4U] iChat strangeness

[Stroller]

On Nov 17, 2004, at 5:57 am, Brett Conlon wrote:
>
> So far I have 3 entries. This morning I had 2 entries (yes, I make 
> friends fast, eh ;-) and they were both greyed out - meaning they are 
> off-line right?

Right.

> I then entered my newest buddy in the list and he too was grey. The 
> only way I could initiate a convo was to use the "New Chat With 
> Person" option in the File menu and enter their name. I then had a 
> chat session with the new buddy - still showing grey in the list.

If you know he's online but not showing as such then the chances are 
that he's "hidden" or "invisible" in some way. Most instant messaging 
services give the option to go online & yet not show as such - if your 
friend is using iChatAV he can go to Preferences > Privacy Options and 
use options like "allow people in my buddy list" or "allow specific 
people" to see his real availability.

> I'm using an AOL AIM screenname, does that matter?

I don't believe that makes any difference.

Stroller.