[JDEV] Big Bad AOL

[Scott Robinson]

According to cnn.com, AOL discrimates by checking the client identification
from OSCAR. They now deny "Compatible AIM". Microsoft has written a patch
for their client and now (probably) identify themselves the same as any
other OSCAR client.

I'm talking out my butt here. Don't trust me nor cnn.com. I'm just passing
hersay.

Scott.

* Temas translated into ASCII [Fri, Jul 23, 1999 at 11:39:08PM -0500][<3799436C.62DA1F32 at box5.net>]
> I'm currently working on reimplementing libfaim to get it reworking. 
> It's odd that it can discriminate because libfaim uses the protocol
> almost to the "T".  I'm going to be working a lot with AIM this weekend,
> working on a gnome client and reworking libfaim (especially now, stupid
> AOL).  I would be very happy to help work with the AIM group when the
> system is restructured to temas.  Later, I'll let you know what I come
> up with.
> 
> --Thomas "Temas" Muldowney
> 
> "Shore.Net" wrote:
> > 
> > Anyone notice that AOL shut off AIM access in response to MS?
> > 
> > The FAIM lib doesn't work anymore... I'm trying to poke around to see how
> > they are discrimating between a FAIM logon and their program.
> > 
> > Anyone figure out how to fake them out?
> > 
> > -Brandon
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