aim: URL for Go IM
The “Go IM” (aka “IM This”) URL is used to start a conversation with a buddy in AIM. You can specify up to three optional parameters: from, to, and message. The from and to parameters are screen names and the message parameter can be anything you want in plain text or HTML depending on how you encode it.
As in my previous post, I created a Go IM URL Generator tool to help you create these kinds of URLs. Just follow the instructions on the page and then paste the HTML or URL in a web page, e-mail, IM, or desktop shortcut. Here is a sample link I created with this tool: Go IM Link.
RX-PLUGIN USERS: You can generate a Go IM link in a conversation with a buddy by typing “im(name)” where name is the screen name of the buddy to be contacted. Give it a try. See here for more details on this rule.
June 15th, 2007 at 6:45 am
Does this work for all versions? Including 6.1?
June 15th, 2007 at 7:37 am
Sarah, Yes this should work on all versions past and future of 6.x, AIM Triton, and AIM 5.x. Remember that each time you run one of those clients, it registers itself to handle these URLs. So the last client you run will be the one that receives them.