AOL IM can use two protocols, TOC and OSCAR. TOC is in the public domain, and it's specs can be viewed here: http://elysium.systemcrash.org/openim/toc.html
OSCAR is proprietary. It is only the unauthorized OSCAR clients that are seeing this problem. Some newer versions of gAIM will allow you to choose which protocol you use. The TOC servers are notorious for crashing for days on end sometimes, so OSCAR may seem like the protocol of choice. Unfortunatley, the OSCAT protocol has yet to have been completely reverse engeneered. The Unofficial AIM/OCSAR Protocol Specs page can be viewed here:
http://www.auk.cx/faim/protocol/
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AOL IM can use two protocols, TOC and OSCAR. TOC is in the public domain, and it's specs can be viewed here: http://elysium.systemcrash.org/openim/toc.html OSCAR is proprietary. It is only the unauthorized OSCAR clients that are seeing this problem. Some newer versions of gAIM will allow you to choose which protocol you use. The TOC servers are notorious for crashing for days on end sometimes, so OSCAR may seem like the protocol of choice. Unfortunatley, the OSCAT protocol has yet to have been completely reverse engeneered. The Unofficial AIM/OCSAR Protocol Specs page can be viewed here: http://www.auk.cx/faim/protocol/