How to See All the People Who Have Your AIM Screen Name

Find out who has you on their AIM buddy list through the "Show Buddy List" option.

AOL instant Messenger is a program that allows for instant communications between two or more people either through text, voice or through video. To keep track of those you communicate with regularly, you can add the user to your “Buddy list” and they can add you to theirs. Over time, these lists may become extensive. To find out whom precisely has added you to their lists, AIM has an option available that lists both the number of buddy lists you’re on as well as the name of the buddy, but only if the buddy chooses for this information to be available.

Instructions

1. Start your AOL instant messenger program and log into your account.

2. Open the “Options” menu on the top of the AIM application and hover your mouse pointer over the “AIM” option.

3. Select “Show Buddy Lists I’m On” under the AIM option. A window will open displaying the number of people who have added you as their buddy as well as a list of those individuals.

Tips & Warnings

• To have a buddy who has added you show up, that buddy must have previously chosen to share their buddy list. If they haven’t shared their list the display will skip their name, only indicating their existence through the number of people displayed as having added you.

References

• AOL Help: What Are the AIM Privacy Options?