From: Cap1MD@att.net   
      
   Jose wrote:   
   >> In the long run the sledge hammer approach may be the best for you.   
   >   
   > Perhaps, but I don't want to clean up all the broken glass.  :)   
   >   
   > As an alternative (actually, as the preferred alternative), could I get   
   > AIM to come up in an "away" state?  Then, when I want to pay attention,   
   > I can affirmatively click something, rather than have to "go away" to go   
   > away.   
   >   
   > Jose   
      
   Hi Jose,   
      
   I never used the built in AIM.  I'd been using Trillian for a while,   
   then Gaim, since they are interoperable with AIM, ICQ, Yahoo, and MSN.   
      
   Actually I use IM rather little.   
      
   The problem here is that I can't reproduce your problem. Since I don't   
   know what's causing it, I'm of little help fixing it.   
      
   Anyhow, I set AIM to open at NS startup, which it did.  I then   
   deselected it, and it obeyed the pref.  I have no idea why yours won't.   
      
   I don't see any way to get AIM to open, sign on when opening, and open   
   in away status.  I can have it open at startup and not signed in, open   
   and sign in automatically, or not open at startup at all.   
      
   Short of the sledge hammer, I'm out of ideas.   
      
   Lee   
      
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