InterOp™
MECA is the only messenger you'll ever need to message with your friends and family. InterOp, or Interoperability, allows our users to communicate with the other popular instant messaging programs, AIM, MSN, Yahoo!, and ICQ.
Follow the InterOp set up instructions below to consolidate your AIM, MSN, Yahoo!, and ICQ buddy lists into one simple messenger interface!
InterOp Setup Instructions
Complete the InterOp Setup process the first time you run MECA.
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Complete the individual InterOp account setup within your Preferences.
- Click the MANAGE icon on your Buddie Remote™ and select INTEROP SETUP from the drop down menu.
- Highlight a messenger from the left side panel and simply enter your screen name and password. Click the CONNECT button and you are done!
- If you don’t already have an account with the selected messenger, click on the “Create Your Account Now” link for fast setup with no additional download.
- Continue this process until you have set up
all of the messengers you want to message with. - Once you have setup your AIM, MSN, Yahoo!, and/or ICQ InterOp accounts, your buddy lists will automatically be imported into your Buddie Remote.
InterOp FAQ's
I already use another IM application... can I talk to my existing Buddies™ from MECA?
- During the registration process you will be prompted to enter your screen name and password for each messenger's buddy list that you wish MECA to import. You can import buddy lists from AIM, Yahoo!, MSN, and ICQ.
- MECA will then automatically import your buddy list(s) into your Buddie Remote window!
- This technology is called Interoperability, or InterOp for short.
What is InterOp?
- Currently, most instant message applications only provide the ability for users to instant message with Buddies within the same application.
- MECA has the technology of "Interoperability" which enables our users to instant message Buddies outside of MECA.
- With InterOp, MECA can IM with AIM, Yahoo!, MSN, and ICQ.
Why did I receive the same instant message on MECA and AIM at the same time?
- Receiving multiple messages occurs when you are signed into the AOL Instant Messaging Network more than once on the same PC. For example, when you log onto your AIM account through MECA AND onto the AOL Instant Messenger on the same PC, the messages sent to you will be delivered to both messengers. You can prevent the duplicate messages by having only one instance of your AIM account open at a time.
Why did I receive an instant message notification from the screen name "AOL System Msg?"
- The instant message you received was sent from AIM to notify you that your screen name is currently signed into the AOL Instant Messaging Network more than once. For example, you have logged onto your AIM account through MECA AND you logged onto the AOL Instant Messenger on the same PC. The message was sent to help you manage your instant messaging sessions because AIM supports active messaging sessions in multiple locations. For more information please consult the AOL Instant Messenger’s FAQ, Keywords: Instant Message Routing.
My AIM Buddies who connect via the Trillian Messenger can no longer read the messages I send to them. What can I do?
- MECA supports the Unicode character set. This means that in addition to basic English characters, your messenger can now display characters for languages such as Chinese, Japanese, and Korean.
- The incompatibility you’re experiencing with your AIM Buddies on Trillian is due to Trillian’s lack of Unicode support. Your AIM buddy may have even received the following message from Trillian: "Your friend has just sent you a message using the Unicode character set, and Trillian does not currently support this. Unicode support will be coming soon!." Unfortunately, this problem will persist as long as your contact continues to use Trillian’s basic version 2.0 and below.