[RogueCrew]

I've tried to research this topic, but there is so little information, that I just have to ask.

I need to maintain my aging father's iMac from 750 miles away, and to do that, I am having him upgraded to Leopard, so that I can use Screen Sharing via iChat. It would really useful to fix it so I could just request Screen Sharing when I need to, and have my request automatically accepted. I have a similar setup on my Mac for receiving files from a trusted few (clients) without having to be at my computer - thanks to Chax. I can find no similar fix for accepting Screen Sharing.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

[Tom_Diola]

I don't think so. It's probably a security issue (you know that thing about getting into someone's computer without their knowledge

kind of thing . . .).

Unfortunately (or fortunately) you'll have to have the other person authorize you to use the screen sharing feature.

[RogueCrew]

Thanks for replying. As these things often happen, just after I posted the above, I visited the Chax website to find that the latest version does allow for auto-accept of screen sharing, and has the option to allow all, or selected Buddies.

[Tom_Diola]

I don't use Chax.

Is this part of a Chax option or an option built into iChat (Screen Sharing)?

[RogueCrew]

Chax is an additional set of preferences that gets added to the iChat Preferences window. In the latest version, 2.1.1 they have added "Auto-accept Screen Sharing". You can make this choice globally, or for select Buddies. There are many other useful additions in Chax - you should check it out.

http://ksuther.com/chax/