Buddy Icon

[rascat]

I made use of the AIM feature allowing me to make my own buddy icon, but I have a problem. Not everyone can see it. I know on AIM 5.1 they have to change there security setting and add me to their buddy list before they can see it, but do AOL users and people with older versions have this same setting? I asked one AOL user, they couldn't find the setting to view unofficial icons. Just wondering - and is there anyway to make my icon official, or make their computer think it is?

thanks - Bryan

[Jeff]

No, there's no way to make your icon "official." You might wonder why this would be an issue... why not automatically display all buddy icons? Did you know that a malicious user can send a virus through their buddy icon?? That's why AIM gives you the option of filtering out buddy icons, or prompting you to accept them first.

Of course, having a good antivirus software running and up-to-date is also a must.

Anyhow, I don't know of anyway to "force" your buddy icon on people.

[JenniesWallpaper]

Can AOL use the Icons made for AIM? Say the person is on AOL. but does not have AIM seprately on thire PC. I use AIM so I know the steps for changing Icons there. but what are the steps if you have AOL?

Thank you for your replys.

[lbb87]

Has anyone tried to figure out a way to make the their custom icons "official"? If someone tries hard enough or has the brains I'm sure they could figure it out, maybe.
Do the official icons have some sort of special coding? There has to be something that makes them different from the custom icons, but what is it?