You know what. As much as I like open protocols etc, It is well within AOL's right to block unauthorized clients. They own the servers after all. I don't know what the hell people are talking about with a monopoly on instant messaging. There's MSN, Yahoo, Jabber, etc. And none of them cost a dime to run. If you don't like what's happening, start convincing your friends to switch to something like jabber. Jeez.
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You know what. As much as I like open protocols etc, It is well within AOL's right to block unauthorized clients. They own the servers after all. I don't know what the hell people are talking about with a monopoly on instant messaging. There's MSN, Yahoo, Jabber, etc. And none of them cost a dime to run. If you don't like what's happening, start convincing your friends to switch to something like jabber. Jeez.