DED Screen Names Regular
Discovered By:
Rikky?
Date:
2000
Patched:
n/a
Dead, aka "ded", screen names are screen names that can be accessed even
though they technically belong to no account. The drawbacks are that you
cannot send mail from them and that it takes a few steps to do. Here you
will learn how to do it in 3 easy steps. No special tools are required.
I'm going to credit Rikky for this because he originally showed me how do
it.
Steps
1. Make a screen name as you normally do that you will later kill. Sign on
that screen name and store the sign on password for it. (My AOL |
Preferences | Passwords)
2. Now switch back to the master screen name. Close all windows. Open the
Switch Screen Name window but do not switch to any other screen name. Move
that window to the bottom left corner of your screen.
Go to Keyword Names.
a.Open the delete screen name window. There will be a listbox with all the
names you can delete.
b. Move the selection to the name that you are going to kill. You have to
do the following steps very quickly.
c. Click Delete.
d. While AOL is processing your delete command move your cursor to the
switch screen name window and position it over the name.
e. When the "Screen name has been deleted from your account" message box
appears press Enter to close it
f. Now, switch to that name.
The purpose of moving the cursor to where the Switch Screen name list was
to save you time from having to move there after you closed the message
box.
If you do this fast enough it will be alive when you switch to it. If you
try switching to it and it says invalid account then you didnt do it quick
enough. This is why we store the password, so you dont have to take the
time to type it.
You can do this repeatedly by restoring the name then following the same
steps as you did originally.
I cannot emphasize enough how fast this needs to be done. It should take
you less than a second to delete it and switch to it. Any longer and it
may not work.
Contributed By:
Tau and Pure (who submitted similar information)
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