[JDEV] Transports - AIM

[Peter Saint-Andre]

We use the "Oscar" protocol for AIM, which is (mostly?) open. I think that AOL
does not arbitrarily change the protocol all the time (since that would force
all AOL users to upgrade). They may do IP blocking of other IM services, I'm
not sure -- temas could tell us, since he's the one who created aim-t.

Peter

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Peter Saint-Andre
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email: stpeter at jabber.org

Walter Purvis wrote:

> I'm a little unclear on how the AIM transport works -- that is, how is it
> that Jabber understands the AIM protocol, which I thought AOL kept changing
> every time someone figured it out, and how is it that Jabber avoids the
> threats, lawsuits, etc. that AOL has used to stop other IM vendors from
> using AIM? Just curious...
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