How to stop AIM crashing?

[milk is white]

Hi everyone-

I know it's weird, but I don't really like Adium and just prefer the old AIM software that's officially from AOL. As outdated as it may be, it replicates what I used to have on windows, and I miss that.

however, whenever I use it for more than 5 minutes (especially when i'm in a conversation), it randomly quits and I get the error message "the application AIM quit unexpectedly". I know this is a common problem, and I was wondering if there was any way to fix this, or find out what triggers it?

Thanks!

 

[remain]

What about iChat?

That connects to AIM's network, no?

(I don't use AIM, so I'm not much of an expert on this.)

 

[D3v1L80Y]

Another vote for iChat. AOL's software has always been buggy and unreliable for both Windows and Mac OS. The simplest solution is to just not use it.

On a side note, I would advise against rationales like this:

it replicates what I used to have on windows, and I miss that.

You aren't using Windows, and trying to use software to make your Mac look, act, feel, work, etc like Windows is never a good thing. As you can see from using AIM for the reasons you are, that way of thinking will only make things difficult when you are using your Mac.

 

[alaceo]

Hi everyone-


however, whenever I use it for more than 5 minutes (especially when i'm in a conversation), it randomly quits and I get the error message "the application AIM quit unexpectedly". I know this is a common problem, and I was wondering if there was any way to fix this, or find out what triggers it?

Thanks!

AIM is more than likely crashing because you are bumping the scrollball any direction but perfectly up or down. AOL didn't take into consideration the ability to scroll sideways, thus causing AIM to crash when it occurs. Perfect example of sloppy coding.