What's the newest version of aim that doesn't include the stupid Video ads?

[geno]

I'm on oldversion.com and I'd like to get a newer version but I absolutely can't stand the animated ads. If anyone can help it'd be appreciated

 

[zerocool1]

i think there's a aim clone called clean aim

 

[gorcorps]

you could try trillian, it's got yahoo, aim, and msn all rolled into one w/ no ads

 

[geno]

Originally posted by: zerocool1
i think there's a aim clone called clean aim

I'll look into that

gocorps, thanks I'll try trillian out too and see if I like it, thanks

 

[stuntman242]

Why not just use Gaim, it runs on every os under the sun, its GPLed, has no ads, and has a bunch of cool plugins. Its can be used with AIM, ICQ, Gadu-Gadu, GroupWise, IRC, Jabber, MSN, Napster, Yahoo, and Zephyr.

www.gaim.sourceforge.net

 

[oog]

i just put AOL's ad servers in my hosts file with bogus IPs to prevent the ads from coming up.

 

[MrChad]

AOL Ad Hack works pretty well.

 

[Kev]

Originally posted by: oog
i just put AOL's ad servers in my hosts file with bogus IPs to prevent the ads from coming up.

any chance you could copy and paste those host entries to here?

 

[oog]

127.0.0.1 ads.web.aol.com
127.0.0.1 ar.atwola.com

i used the loopback IP rather than making up entirely bogus ones, but it still works.

 

[Injury]

deadAIM rocks.

 

[notfred]

5.2 doesn't have video ads. I'm not sure if 5.5 does.

 

[DaCurryman]

do any of these get past the buddy limit. I think it's 150 or 200 buddies. I hate deleting ppl to add new ones.

Also, I'm still using AIM 4.8 w/ AIM+ because it gets rid of everything but the menu and my buddy list, allows me to clone AIM, and automatically records all of my conversations & chatrooms. Do all your suggestions do this as well?

 

[Gurck]

I prefer gaim, but for god's sake use *anything* but the official client - that thing is horrible. Miranda and Trillian are two other common alternatives.

 

[RedCOMET]

I second Trillian. Plugins are pretty good also

 

[Rottie]

Originally posted by: RedCOMET
I second Trillian. Plugins are pretty good also

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