How To Make 'AIM Links' for AOL Instant Messenger send an instant message Bug me on my other screen name examples of an aim url: aim:AddBuddy?listofscreennames=sn1,sn2&groupname=myfriends

GoIM (Send Message)

arguments: o message = message+to+send (replace spaces with +) o screenname = screenName of AIM member

aim:goim

aim:goim?screenname=screen+name

aim:goim?screenname=screen+name&message=message+to+send

Add someone to your buddy list:

aim:AddBuddy

arguments o listofscreennames=comma separated list of screennames(replaces “screenname”) o groupname=name of the group to add the buddy to o screenname=screenName of AIM member

aim:addbuddy

aim:addbuddy?screenname=screen+name

aim:addbuddy?screenname=screen+name&groupname=buddies

aim:addbuddy?listofscreennames=screen+name1,screen+name+2&groupname=buddies

Set a buddy icon:

aim:BuddyIcon

arguments o src=URL of icon o screenname = who's buddy icon you are setting

aim:buddyicon

aim:buddyicon?src=image_source

aim:buddyicon?screename=screen+name

aim:buddyicon?src=image_source&screename=screen+name

• Chat
• Create or join a chat session:
• aim:GoChat
• arguments: o exchange=chat exchange (may be unstable) o roomname=name of chat room
• aim:gochat
• aim:gochat?roomname=room
• aim:gochat?roomname=room&exchange=4
• aim:gochat?roomname=room&exchange=4&instance=1
• (exchanges 4-6 can be used, 4 being default)
• Send a chat invitation:
• aim:SendChatInvite
* arguments: o exchange=? (unknown) o instance=? (unknown) o listofscreennames=screenNames (comma separated list) o message=invitation+message (replace spaces with Get a file:
• aim:GetFile
* arguments o filename=name of the file o screenname=screenName of AIM member
• aim:getfile
• aim:getfile?screenname=screen+name
Sign up for a new screen name
• aim:registeruser
• aim:registeruser?screenname=screen+name
• aim:registeruser?screenname=screen+name&password=password
• aim:registeruser?screenname=screen+name&password=password&signonnow=true
Check Email
• aim:CheckEmail
• aim:CheckEmail?Address=what@what.com