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AOL Locks Out AIM Screen Names

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the out-to-lunch dept.

dshaw858 writes "According to a story on eWeek, AOL has mistakenly suspended a very large number of AOL Instant Messenger (one of the most widely used IM programs) accounts, by mistake. I don't know about you guys, but this happened to me and a large percentage of friends and coworkers. AOL says that a fix should be ready by Monday."

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  1. AOL by bryan986 · · Score: 3, Funny

    America Offline

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  2. Thank God For That! by Sinner · · Score: 5, Funny

    If they'd mistakenly suspended those accounts on purpose, I'd be really worried about it!

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    1. Re:Thank God For That! by WesG · · Score: 2, Funny

      This is just part of the restructuring. I heard they had to layoff some of the users as a cost cutting move. :-)

  3. Doh by BigJStudd · · Score: 5, Funny

    I knew I should have opened the attachment on that e-mail which AOL was tracking to make sure my account was tracking :(

  4. OMG LOL by YouCanCallMeAl · · Score: 5, Funny

    wtf? u2?

  5. AIMs by halcyon1234 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Bah, who needs AIM? I build my own IM clients out of Lego.

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  6. Various obligatory posts by dswensen · · Score: 4, Funny

    1) Oh no! This could really hurt AOL's rock-solid reputation as a competent and professional Internet service provider!

    2) I heard they're gonna ship the patch for this problem on ten million CDs!

    3) The good news is, almost all AOL users are too dumb to notice they've been locked out!

    4) "You've got ..." Oh, the hell with it.

    1. Re:Various obligatory posts by the+pickle · · Score: 4, Funny

      You forgot one...

      In Soviet Korea, grandmothers welcome our now-formerly AIM-using petrified Natalie Portman-naked-in-hot-grits overlords.

      Or something.

      p

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    2. Re:Various obligatory posts by Shai-kun · · Score: 2, Funny

      Imagine a Beowulf cluster of those!

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    3. Re:Various obligatory posts by Major_Small · · Score: 3, Funny
      how about:

      1. build an instant messaging platform
      2. lead a revolution, littered with f*ups
      3. find the customers stupid enough to keep using your network
      4. if they're stupid enough to do that, they're stupid enough to use (read: pay for) AOL
      5. profit!
  7. congrats by Emugamer · · Score: 4, Funny

    you sucsessfully made me log into AIM for the first time in months ti see if I was affected, only to be greeted by annoying friends from a long time ago with LONG TIME NO SEE...

    bah

    1. Re:congrats by addaon · · Score: 4, Funny

      ME TOO!

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  8. In other news... by VonGuard · · Score: 5, Funny

    Workplace productivity grows by leaps and bounds for a three day stretch.

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  9. sadly... by agent0range_ · · Score: 5, Funny

    AIM users might be forced into interacting with real people for a whole weekend...

    No, wait. There's still TV.

  10. Re:Closed Protocal by batkiwi · · Score: 2, Funny

    "shit"

    Say it with me. It's not hard, and no one will die.

    How does one pronounce $h!t?

    "Hey guys, i'll be back in a minute. I've got to take an h-bang-t dollars."

  11. Maybe they did by moshe_be · · Score: 2, Funny

    UPDATE users SET suspended = 1; Oops, we forgot the where part!

  12. Re:AOL's fault? by databyss · · Score: 2, Funny
    I can't comment on the growing MSN population though. I always forget to ask that when I lure children into my van with promises of free candy and ice cream.

    THAT WAS YOU!?!?!?

    I still feel dirty....
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  13. Re:AOL Instant Messenger (one of the most widely u by Lehk228 · · Score: 4, Funny

    the real old schoolers telnet into each other's machines and use a chat daemon.

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  14. OMG THAT IZ WHY by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    BCUZ U DIDNT FRWRD TEH TRAKER MESSAGE 2 ALL UR CONTACTS, THEY SHUT OFF UR ACCOUNT!!!

    heh, sure thing :P

  15. Re:IM'ing = ghey! by NardofDoom · · Score: 2, Funny
    The only reason I use AIM is to chat w/ my girlfriend

    And this right here is how we know he's lying, children. ;-)

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