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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. I can get in by SpaceCadetTrav · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Woah, that was a close one.

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  2. Re:Open IM by endlessoul · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Erm, am I the only /. user that actively uses Trillian?? I almost never use AIM, MSN messenger, and Y! messenger, but I use Trilly for all of them to talk. ICQ and IRC are available to me as well, but I have no need for them.

    Staying ontopic, I'm not suprised that AIM/AOL screwed up. They're not really the most "true-user-friendly" in the business. Bloated software, etc.