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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Technology
Jack Schofield

Hearing voices....?

When on the internet (AOL), I sometimes get a verbal message, "You've got company," in a female voice that sounds the same as the AOL welcome message. What does it mean? Andrew Rawlinson

You probably have a buddy list on AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) and have ticked the box in Preferences that says: "Play sound when buddies sign on." You could also hear someone say "Later" when they sign off. Search your PC and you should be able to find two files called buddyin.wav and buddyout.wav, which you can play as a test. You can also search the web for alternative sound files.

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