AOLsystemmsg???

bcmedley · Post by **bcmedley** » Tue Oct 30, 2007 5:55 pm

Just recently I started receiving the following IM from aolsystemmsg

Your screen name (*myscreenname*@mac.com) is now signed into AOL(R) Instant Messenger (TM) in 2 locations. To sign off the other location(s), reply to this message with the number 1. Click here for more information.

I don't even have an AIM account... and the screen name is my .mac account...

Any help?

Post by **Catfish_Man** » Tue Oct 30, 2007 6:30 pm

.Mac is part of AIM

bcmedley · Post by **bcmedley** » Tue Oct 30, 2007 7:01 pm

thanks... sorry for the dumb question...

but while I am rolling dumb questions....

So.. does that mean that somebody is logging into my .mac account somewhere else or is there another app that might trigger that log in. Adium is the only IM program I am using. I also have an iphone - would that trigger it when it checks for e-mail?

ranathari · Post by **ranathari** » Tue Oct 30, 2007 7:12 pm

This happens when Adium crashes or you suddenly lose your network connection. My guess is that your previous connection to AIM doesn't time out but the AIM server lets you log in with the same username again, resulting in your account seeming to be open twice. I just hit 1 and that logs off my first session without logging off my current one.

bcmedley · Post by **bcmedley** » Tue Oct 30, 2007 7:43 pm

makes sense... plus I was working on my wireless router and it was dropping my connection... thanks!