what does idle on IM mean?
115817
It means the person has been away from the computer for an extended period of time [sometimes without leaving their away message up.] They probably won't be able to respond to you for some time.
809145
proboly cuz it says that ur away u should look and see and if ur idle it will do the same thing so u can't stop dat!!!
279451
This simply means that the id that you are trying to call is logged on to an older version of the messenger software, however since you are using the current version you can call any other computer with the latest version of the messenger installed. :) Hope this helps. Happy voice calling.
139887
Well, your Instant Messenger (IM) will use whichever internet connection is available. You just need to get online (dialup or broadband) and your IM will use the Windows "registered/available/defined" working internet connection.
622563
Hello people!! In some other chat rooms,they use "pm" instead of "im" Anyways,Im so sorry for that,but Im nort sure why you cant see what someones writing.Maybe your thingy is shwekktified.
128017
HEY U CAN---- JUS SEND D YAHOO DOODLE IM ENVIRONMENT TO THT INVIVSIBLE PERSON...IF THE IM ENVIRON LOADS THEN UR FRND IS ONLINE IF IT DOESNT RATHER SHOWS THE MSG-"WAITIN 4 UR FRND TO LOAD DOODLE IM"---THEN HE IS OFFLINE!!!!TRUST ME IT IS THE WAY....GUD DAY
827772
For those people who pay for their internet by the minute or by the hour, every second online counts to their total usage, and thus, are charged accordingly. For those kind of people, and those who are money-conscious, trying to save a buck here and there, they only log on and go online when they want to transmit or receive data. While their connection is idle, they would log off, so they aren't charged for their idling while online. For example, if you log in to your hotmail/yahoo email account, you need to be online. However, when you are typing out your email, your internet connection is idle, and thus, you'd be charged for your usage. Thus, people on a time-based internet connection service would go OFFLINE while they work/type and only log back on when they finish their email in order to transmit it (umm... Blackberries and internet-ready cell phones work on this same premise, I think). Anyways, just think of it this way, if you are waiting in your car to pick up your kids at school, you wouldn't idle your engine if it's going to be more than a minute; you'd turn off the engine to save some gas. \n\nNow, most people have unlimited internet usage (DSL/cable), so the above situation would not apply. But you got the picture...
874039
It means "to have sent an Instant Message" (via Yahoo, AIM etc.)
769520
click on the "away" icon on the bottom, and select "New message", type in ur message and click on "I'm away" and it should auto-respond to anyone who sends u a message.\n\nThere's also another type of auto-response called the Idle message which activates after a certain amount of time u are idle or not using the computer (for example u fall asleep before u log off from AIM).\nTo do that, go to My AIM>Edit Options>Edit Preference\nThen on the left side, click on "Idle Message", check the box and type in ur message.
1138516
mine is doing it to.\ndoes it say like u have succesfully logged on to etc.?\ndo u have AIM?
364209
gaim is an IM [Instant Messaging] client that allows you to log on to different IM servers [Yahoo, Aol, MSN, Jabber] and chat. It's typically a Linux program but there's a windows version available.\n\nAdium has the same functionality but runs on the Apple Mac OS.
556281
Check the messenger window for options, preferences or tools.  There will be a place where you can select or deselect the option which starts IM when your computer starts.  Turn it off and you will have to manually log on.
609612
I think it means you stayed "idle" on that website for too long...like there was no activity for a certian period of time.
851672
It is almost certainly not due to your conversations being watched.  If an IM Content scanner is in use you would have absolutely no idea since it would be on a spam port off a switch somewhere in your network\n\nYour problem is most likely due to some network oc PC issue.
20463
The System Idle Process is not a process, more a counter which is displayed in WinTasks used for measuring how much idle time the CPU is having at any particular time. This counter will display how much CPU Resources, as a percentage are 'idle' and available for use.\n\nThis is a process that cannot be terminated.
89142
If your brother has DSL or Broadband, he could be logged on even if he's not in town...All the highlighted thing means is that the computer is online and messenger is engaged. Mine logs on as soon as I turn on my computer, I don't even have to sign in. He could have just forgotten to log off, then he would still have been online, but idle.  It's not great for the computer becuase spyware can get into the system, but a lot of people stay online almost all the time.
623979
It means they havent used the Instant Messenger for a while.\nThey still might be using the computer but not the messenger.\n\nWhen the person is back, or just clicks on the Messanger window, the "idle" thing dissappears.