I just signed on to MECCA IM, and happened to receive this message... I'm sorry I don't know of another way to drag in here what I have on my AOL screen...
Why did I receive an IM from AOL System Msg? - You may have received an instant message to notify you that your screen name (___)To turn off your
Away Message when it is active, click Away Message. Another window will appear listing: how long you have been away from your computer, how many instant messages you've received while you were away, and the screen name of the person who sent the last IM you received. Click
OK to close this window. Any messages you received while you were away will be displayed on your screen. is currently signed into the AOL Instant Messaging Network more than once. Please note that you will only receive these notifications from the screen name
AOL System Msg.
AOL has recently changed the way it handles instant messages to make it easier for members who use a combination of desktop and wireless devices to get their instant messages. When you are signed in more than once, you will receive incoming instant messages at all locations. You can control which locations receive messages by <setting your Away Message> (hyperlink).
You will get the AOL system message when you do the following:- Sign onto the AOL client and AIM with the same screen name on the same PC
- Sign onto AOL at home and sign onto AIM from a different location (e.g., work)Sign onto AOL and sign onto a mobile portal (e.g., AIM on cellphone)
- Sign onto AIM at home and sign on as a guest at another location
When you are signed into multiple locations:
- Your messages will generally be delivered to all locations not set as Away (or locations that have gone Idle).
- If all locations have Away Messages set, they will all receive incoming instant messages.
Examples
1) You are logged into AOL on your computer and into AIM via a cell phone. You will receive all incoming instant messages at both locations.
2) You are logged into AOL on your computer and into AIM via a cell phone. When you go to lunch, you set your away message on AOL. Incoming instant messages will go to your cell phone only.
3) You have set up Mobile IM on your cell phone, and you leave AOL running on your PC at home. When you go off to work, your PC at home goes idle. Now all of your Instant Messages are automatically sent to your mobile phone.
You will receive the AOL system message any time there is more than one sign-on of your screen name.
Note
AOL will never ask you for your password via Instant Message.[/quote]Then I clicked on the hyperlink above and got this...
How do I set up an auto response to incoming IMs?
The Away Message feature allows you to set up a brief note to automatically display to anyone who sends you an Instant Message when you are signed on but not at your computer or when you do not wish to be disturbed.
To use the Away Message feature:
1) On the Buddy List window click
Away Message.
2) Select one of the four choices listed (I am Away, On the Phone, At Lunch, Be Right Back).
To modify an existing Away Message:
1) If you want to edit one of the existing choices, on the Buddy List window click
Away Message, then select
Set Up Away Messages.
2) Select the Away Message you'd like to modify, and then click
Edit.
3) Type a new title for the message (optional), type your new message, and then click Save.[/b]
To create a new Away Message:
1) On the
Buddy List window click
Away Message, then select
Set Up Away Messages.
2) On the
Set Up Away Messages window click
New.
3) Type a name for your message and the content of the message, then click
Save.
Notes:
- When your Away Message is active, Your away message is on will appear at the top of the Buddy List window, and any instant messages that are sent to you will be automatically responded to with your personal Away Message. A running tally of the number of IMs you receive while your Away Message is on will also be displayed at the top of your Buddy List window.
- Your name will appear on your friend's Buddy List window with a yellow notepad icon next to it so that they know you are away from your computer.
- To turn off your Away Message when it is active, click Away Message. Another window will appear listing: how long you have been away from your computer, how many instant messages you've received while you were away, and the screen name of the person who sent the last IM you received. Click OK to close this window. Any messages you received while you were away will be displayed on your screen.