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Diggs
http://digg.com/software/AOL_ICQ_are_adopting_the_open_source_technology_Jabber/
http://digg.com/tech_news/AOL_adopting_XMPP_aka_Jabber
How to Connect
1. JIDs like uin@aol.com or username@aol.com
2. Host: xmpp.oscar.aol.com : 5222
3. Allow SASL PLAIN
4. Turn on StartTLS
5. Make sure there is no '@' in the resource (bug in the service). Some clients by default add a resource with an @ in it. So you have to overwrite this
Psi info
For Psi users: My Account -> Connection -> Encrypt connection: "Never"
Coccinella instructions
- Contact ID: AIMscreenname@xmpp.oscar.aol.com/blabla or UIN@xmpp.oscar.aol.com/blabla
- Click on More--> Connection-->enable "Use secure connection" and select "Use TLS and SASL"
Working Clients/Libraries
In general any XMPP compatible client/library.
- Exodus
- gloox
- Psi
- sleekxmpp
- Coccinella
- Gajim (0.11.4 and svn)
- SAPO Messenger Mac (Version 1.0 (683) Dev Release)
- Smack
- Spark
- Miranda IM