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minus-squareSingletona082@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18arrow-down2·11 hours agoIt was hard to get everyone off aim too but it happened. Then again there is always IRC. https://xkcd.com/1782/
minus-squareLost_My_Mind@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down1·10 hours agoYou SHOULDN’T have gotten people off AIM. AIM was awesome!!!
minus-squareSingletona082@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·9 hours agoWe used it literally til the servers turned off.
minus-squaretoynbee@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·8 hours agoApparently at least one person is working, fairly successfully, on a server clone. I think it was this one, but I only know about it from one YouTube video I watched weeks ago.
minus-squareSingletona082@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·17 minutes agoSadly Pidgin dropped oscar (aim protocol) support years ago because undeveloped and insecure. So either install a plugin or use the old clients. On the up side, a complete understanding of the server protocol means new clients can be written.
It was hard to get everyone off aim too but it happened.
Then again there is always IRC.
https://xkcd.com/1782/
You SHOULDN’T have gotten people off AIM. AIM was awesome!!!
We used it literally til the servers turned off.
Apparently at least one person is working, fairly successfully, on a server clone. I think it was this one, but I only know about it from one YouTube video I watched weeks ago.
Sadly Pidgin dropped oscar (aim protocol) support years ago because undeveloped and insecure. So either install a plugin or use the old clients.
On the up side, a complete understanding of the server protocol means new clients can be written.