[X4U] 1st time with iChat

[Crandon David]

Ok, so I started to do this....it appears that I can't use iChat  
unless I have a .Mac account (which I have to pay for?), or an AOL  
Instant Messenger account. Does this mean I have to sign up for AOL  
or what. I've never had an AIM account/screen name or whatever, and I  
don't particularly want to have any AOL stuff on my computer....

Dave


On Jan 12, 2006, at 1:53 PM, Eddie Hargreaves wrote:

> On 1/12/06 12:54 PM, Crandon David <tabdave at comcast.net> wrote:
>
>> I've never used iChat before. At this point, I want to use it to send
>> a file to another Mac user I know. He also has never used iChat.
>
> Launch iChat. It will walk you through the setup. There is a button  
> to press
> to "Get an iChat Account" since you don't currently have an AIM  
> account.
> Tell each other your account names and then add them to your Buddy  
> List.
>
>> Can someone please give me a quick rundown on how to set this up so
>> we can transfer the file? It is to large to email.
>
> Copied directly from iChat Help:
>
> You can use iChat to send or receive files from your buddies.  
> Unlike email,
> there is no limit on the size of the file you can send, but larger  
> files
> will take longer to transfer.
>
> Select a person in your Buddy List, then choose Buddies > Send File.
> Select the file you want to send and click Send. You can send only  
> one file
> at a time. If the file is large, or you want to send multiple files  
> at once,
> you should compress the files before sending. The recipient can  
> accept or
> reject the file you've sent.
>
> Tip: To quickly send a file, drag it to a buddy's name in your  
> Buddy List,
> or into the message area of a chat window.
>
> Eddie Hargreaves
>
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