I have AIM and Deadaim on my computer.  Lately when I receive IM's
from a person who is an aol member (and the IM messages  are under the
screen name I know and have on my buddy list) his screen name does not
appear in my IM box as being online.  What would cause this?

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Request for Question Clarification by aht-ga on 27 Jun 2004 21:22 PDT

charae-ga:

Is this problem isolated to one specific buddy, or does this problem
occur for all of your buddies? If it is for all of your buddies, have
you already gone through some of the suggestions in the AOL Instant
Messenger Help system, such as:

http://www.aim.com/help_faq/all_buddies_appear_offline.adp?aolp=

Please let me know.

Thanks,

aht-ga
Google Answers Researcher

Hi charae,

AOL AIM Frequently Asked Questions - Buddy Lists 
http://www.aol.com/aim/faq2/buddylists.html#wheresbuds

Q: Why can't I see my buddies in my Buddy List, even though they are online?

A: A You might not be able to see buddies in your Buddy List for several reasons: 

Make sure that the "Online" tab in the Buddy List window is the active tab.

If the number in parentheses next to a group indicates that there are
buddies online, make sure that the group is expanded. For example, if
it says "Friends (5/10)" but no names are listed, then the group is
not expanded. To expand the group, click the arrow on the left of the
group name so that the arrow points downward.

Make sure that your buddies are not blocking you and that you are not
blocking your buddies. If you block buddies or they block you, you
cannot see them.

If the buddies you can't see are using AOL, then they have enabled an
option that allows you to send them instant messages but doesn't let
you see them on your Buddy List. This feature is only available to AOL
users. Ask the AOL users to go the Privacy Preferences in their AOL
Buddy List, and choose one of the Allow or Block options that does not
cause you to be blocked.

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Best regards,
tlspiegel