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Topic: AOL Instant Messenger Protocol

	AOL Instant Messenger - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) is an ad-supported instant messaging and presence computer program, published by AOL in October of 1997, which uses the OSCAR instant messaging protocol and the TOC protocol.
		AIM's setup varies greatly from Windows Live Messenger in that it does not require approval from one buddy to be added to another's buddy list (MSN's default settings notify its users after someone has added them to their list and let them choose whether or not to block that user).
		Away message: A function of some instant messaging applications whereby a user may post a message that appears automatically to other users if they attempt to make contact, and he or she is not available.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/AOL_Instant_Messenger (2146 words)

	Learn more about AOL Instant Messenger in the online encyclopedia. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Because AOL wants to be able to serve advertisements to users, AOL has continually changed the details of the OSCAR protocol to keep third-party clients such as Trillian from working properly.
		While there are a variety of alternate single protocol clients, one should also consider using a multi-protocol client if the need arises to use AIM simultaneously with another chat service.
		JDennis (which is not affilliated with AOL) has made a 3rd party program called DeadAIM ($4.99 to purchase), that modifies AIM to include many new features.
	www.onlineencyclopedia.org /a/ao/aol_instant_messenger.html (783 words)

	download aol instant messenger Resources & Information - download aol instant messenger (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		AOL is beta testing Triton, an overhauled version of the AIM client, which has many of earthlink aol instant messenger download the features from the popular third party plug-ins, including tabbed messages and AIM logging.
		However, away messages are often updated much more frequently aol instant messenger 5 download than messages in answering machines, and thus may serve as a means of instant, limited "publication" dead aol instant messenger download or indirect communication.
		Viewpoint aol instant messenger 5.2 download Media Player is a program that is installed during the installation of AOL Instant Messenger that is a plugin for displaying graphical content aol instant messenger download file in the software's own proprietary format.
	www.bizhisto.com /Biz-Services-De---Dv/download-aol-instant-messenger.html (1469 words)

	AOL Instant Messenger
		AOL has described this technology as a means of "immediate cross- Internet communication ".
		Unlike Napster, and other peer-to-peer software, there is no directory of files, only direct person-to-person transfer of files, protecting AOL from intellectual property lawsuits.
		While there are a variety of alternate single protocol clients, one should also consider using a multi- protocol client if the need arises to use AIM simultaneously with another chat service.
	www.nebulasearch.com /encyclopedia/article/AOL_Instant_Messenger.html (611 words)

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		AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) protocol information and password decoder by james@foo.org A quick note: please, do not kick and scream if this is old news; I don't really watch these things and this is the first I've seen.
		AOL Instant Messenger doesn't seem to make too much a point of security.
		This traffic filtering does not seem to be tied to the cookie however; as long as you have a legitamate reason for connecting to the server it will let you on.
	web.textfiles.com /hacking/aol_aim.txt (596 words)

	AOL Messenger blocks non-AOL chatters (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Both Yahoo and MSN last week released versions of their instant messenger programs that could interact with the estimated 25 million users of AOL Instant Messenger.
		AOL spokesperson Ann Brackbill is adamant that AOL considered MSN's and Yahoo's access to AIM a breach of security and privacy akin to hacking.
		On Thursday, AOL accused MSN and Yahoo of breaking the "cardinal rule of the Internet" by asking users to divulge their AOL screen names and passwords.
	www.itworld.com /App/299/CWSTO28518/search.html (519 words)

	w00w00 on AOL Instant Messenger #2
		John first contacted AOL the same way we did 4 months ago and got no response, so he passed the info on to us.
		Had AOL taken heed from the first time this happened, John wouldn't have had to reach out to us in order to report this egregious bug.
		AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) has a major security vulnerability in all stable (not beta) versions dating back to 4.2.
	www.w00w00.org /advisories/aim2.html (570 words)

	Security Guide for Windows - AOL Instant Messenger Overflow
		A security vulnerability exists in AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) which could allow a malicious user to remotely penetrate a victim's system without any indication as to who performed the attack.
		AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) has a major security vulnerability in the latest stable (4.7.2480) and beta (4.8.2616) Windows versions.
		This may be more generic and exploitable through other means, but AOL has not released enough information about their protocol for us to be able to determine that.
	www.winguides.com /security/display.php/236 (199 words)

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		AOL's system is the most popular and supports a wide variety of features.
		AOL has their own opinion on the existence of multiple clients.
		AOL made changes to their proprietary protocol (called OSCAR) that would ferret out anyone who wasn't using the official client.
	arstechnica.com /reviews/apps/AIMalternatives.ars/1 (466 words)

	AIM Terms of Service
		AOL is not required to pre-screen Content available on the AIM Products, including the content of any messaging that occurs on or through the AIM service, although AOL reserves the right to do so in its sole discretion.
		AOL reserves the right to remove Content that, in its sole judgment, does not meet its standards or does not comply with these Terms of Service, but AOL is not responsible for any failure or delay in removing such material.
		AOL is not responsible for the availability of these external sites nor does it endorse, or is it responsible for, the aesthetics, appeal, suitability to taste or subjective quality of informational content, advertising, products or other materials made available on or through such external sites.
	www.aim.com /tos/tos.adp (3936 words)

	Opinion: AOL/Microsoft Real-Time Messaging Debate- MozillaZine
		Microsoft wants access to AOL's Instant Messenger protocol and user base, and AOL has denied them access, altering their network to block MSN Messenger users.
		AOL has invested money in not only the AOL client and protocol, but in the infrastructure that allows millions of messages to be sent and received properly every day.
		Now, AOL had made exceptions for people wanting to port the client to other platforms - it was a way to increase their user-base (and also get some good PR in the Open Source community).
	www.mozillazine.org /articles/article701.html (439 words)

	CNN.com - Technology - AOL brings instant messenger to mobile phones - February 26, 2001
		AOL, now part of New York-based AOL Time Warner, made the announcements here at the 3GSM World Congress, a meeting of operators, suppliers, and users of GSM (Global System for Mobile communications) networks.
		Instant messaging was originally developed as a way for individuals to chat over the Internet with others sharing similar interests (their "buddies", in AOL jargon).
		Although AOL is prepared to open up its Instant Messenger servers to GSM network operators, it remains steadfastly opposed to the idea of doing so for users of other instant messaging services -- although these services are not taking AOL's resistance lying down.
	archives.cnn.com /2001/TECH/ptech/02/26/AOL.SMS.idg (1075 words)

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	MSN Messenger Protocol - General - Overview
		The term "MSN Messenger" is quite ambiguous, as Microsoft use the term to refer to several different parts of their instant messaging solution.
		For example, when sending an instant message, the command "here is a message, pass it on" is processed by the server, but the message itself is just passed on by the server and processed by the client.
		Special attention should be paid to newlines, as the simplest (and most common) programming mistakes in the Messenger protocol involve putting a newline where there shouldn't be one, forgetting to put one where there should be one, or mis-counting the size of a newline.
	www.hypothetic.org /docs/msn/general/overview.php (1688 words)

	Guru Report-AOL Instant Messenger
		AOL Instant Messenger first arrived on the desktops of internet users in 1996.
		AOL was among the first companies to develop the messenger software which quickly spread in popularity among the computers in the United States.
		AOL allows the user to categorize the people on his buddy list into different groupings so that everyone can be precisely located within a relatively short timespan.
	www.cs.unc.edu /Courses/comp006/members/kephart/guru/aol/aol.html (823 words)

	MSN Messenger (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Msn Messenger is an ICQ/AOL Instant Messenger type program that seems to work well generally (though not as full featured as ICQ -- which probably is a blessing) and for NetMeeting users allows call initiation something that though promised always seemed out of reach with ICQ.
		Using MSN Messenger requires that you have a hotmail, MSN or Passport account (the account is used as a unique identifier) and allows similar (to ICQ) tracking of people in your buddy list.
		Instant messaging seems to combine chat and message into one function (I like it but others may not).
	www.meetingbywire.com /msnmessenger.htm (596 words)

	AOL (R) Instant Messenger (TM)
		AOL Instant Messenger(SM) runs on your existing Internet connection, so when you connect to the Internet (in your usual way), you can use AIM the same way you use any other Internet program -- by double-clicking the program icon.
		A: Instant messaging is a convenient way to see when friends and family are online and communicate with them in real time.
		TOC is a simpler protocol that AOL introduced for its Java-based "Quickbuddy" AIM client.
	www.aim.com /help_faq/linux/latest_linux.adp (1152 words)

	Instant messaging tiff may speed standard
		AOL's support of the group - which is expected to propose a standard before year-end - is important because AOL has 40 million users of its instant chat and buddy list capabilities.
		Instant messaging standards came into the forefront in late July, when Microsoft introduced MSN Messenger service, which lets its users communicate with users of AOL's Instant Messenger service as well as other users of Microsoft's product.
		AOL asserts that Microsoft's action was unauthorized, and as a result, AOL is blocking traffic from MSN Messenger users.
	www.networkworld.com /news/1999/0802im.html (956 words)

	AOL Instant Messenger 'aim://' Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
		AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) is a real time messaging service for users that are on line.
		When AOL Instant Messenger is installed, by default it configures the system so that the aim: URL protocol connects aim:// urls to the AIM client.
		By sending a specially crafted URL,using the 'aim:' protocol, comprised of 'goim' and 'screenname' parameters, it is possible for a remote user to overflow the buffer during a memory copy operation and execute arbitarary code.
	www.securityfocus.com /bid/2118/discuss (178 words)

	Lotus plays fair in linking instant messaging product to AOL
		The deal is in sharp contrast to the battle AOL has been fighting with Microsoft over the past couple of days on access to buddy lists.
		AOL then blocked the feature by altering the protocol that provides access to its Instant Messenger.
		The service is kicked off with an Instant Message and once the user responds, an applet is automatically loaded into their browser to support the data conferencing.
	www.networkworld.com /news/1999/0727lotus.html (760 words)

	BetaNews \| AOL Instant Messenger Goes In-Game
		May 17, 2005, 1:53 AM In a continued effort to extend the presence of AOL Instant Messenger (AIM), America Online is courting game developers, proposing to integrate its real-time communications technology into their games.
		AOL also claims that AIM bots will reduce the cost of customer support by answering frequently asked questions in-game.
		That being said, the Matrix implementation of the AOL protocol and their chat in general isn't that good and needs improvement.
	www.betanews.com /article/AOL_Instant_Messenger_Goes_InGame/1116309222 (865 words)

	AOL Instant Messenger Overflow #2 - Xatrix Security
		AOL Instant Messenger is still vulnerable to a serious overflow, as discovered by John
		AOL Instant Messenger (http://www.aim.com) has over 100 million
		AOL is blocking this on the server side.
	www.xatrix.org /article.php?s=1461 (592 words)

	Tenebril - Spyware Research Center - AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) protocol information and password decoder
		Such tools can steal your passwords; attack other AOL users' computers; send huge numbers of instant messages to your friends; and commit other acts that can hurt you, your friends, or even strangers on AOL.
		One can assume that these tools exist because AOL is less secure than other ISPs, or because their software is not well-designed.
		AOL hacking tools exist for historical reasons -- AOL was the first ISP to gain a significant number of users, and thus became a target for hackers.
	www.tenebril.com /src/info.php?id=10438575 (161 words)

	Instant messaging latest trend in e-commerce software \| CNET News.com
		IM technology, popularized by America Online's Instant Messenger and ICQ software, is a growing hit among consumers as a cheap and easy way to communicate.
		Analysts say business instant messaging is still in its infancy, but it's a vital tool for communication, much like pagers, cell phones and voice mail.
		But with more businesses using the technology, firms such as Lotus, Novell and the Sun-Netscape Alliance are building their own instant messaging software with security features or the ability to tie into companies' corporate networks.
	news.com.com /2100-1017-238944.html?legacy=cnet&feed.cnetbriefs (1082 words)

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		She had been a longtime user of AOL's "free" Instant Messenger service, and already had a screen name that her friends knew her as.
		During the call the CSR claimed that since she set up the account using her AIM screen name, she would not be able to use that name after cancelling the service, because all primary user screen names become null and void after termination of service.
		AOL's newest AIM client software allows any code of AOL's choosing to run on all computers using the program.
	www.mrhaag.com /mrhaag/p4.html (534 words)

	digg - AOL Instant Messenger - Global Outage
		AOL has this silly new "AIM bots" program that allows to you look up information from Moviefone or whatever.
		AOL IM is working fine down here :) and this would be like the other end of the world, possibly.
		I hear ya but sadly more people use aim it has the biggest network and is most i will say user friendly everything is easy for the user in aim and with the help of AOL being so huge in the 90's millions of people became very familiar with aim.
	digg.com /software/AOL_Instant_Messenger_-_Global_Outage (1208 words)

	Neowin.net - AOL updates instant messenger
		As earlier reported, AOL Instant Messenger 5.9 adds a collection of new features meant to encourage personalization of the messaging application, including animated buddy icons, sound effects and "wallpaper" images.
		A handful of the personalization upgrades will be marketed via subscription, as AOL attempts to garner revenue from the software which it distributes for free via download.
		AOL is also selling its animated SuperBuddy icons for $1.95 each, or three for $4.95.
	www.neowin.net /index.php?act=view&id=23970 (1180 words)

	AOL Instant Messenger Seminar Overview (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		AOL Instant Messenger (http://www.aol.com/aim/) is an extremely popular instant messenging system.
		Originally available exclusively to AOL service subscribers, now anyone can download a free Instant Messenger client.
		The goal of this seminar is to provide a brief overview of each of these protocols.
	www.csh.rit.edu /~jon/seminars/aim/overview.html (76 words)

	joustlog: OSCAR Protocol Documentation Project updates
		The goal of this project is to comprehensively document the OSCAR protocol, both its data structures and its behavior.
		I would say at the moment, 25% of the protocol is documented thoroughly, another 10% is documented a little bit, and the rest has not been documented at all yet.
		I also wrote documentation for Instant Messages, typing notification, and some other related stuff.
	joust.kano.net /weblog/archives/000063.html (260 words)

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