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On 1/31/02 09:15, "John Scott" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I hope it's ok to ping the list with this... Has Epicware received any
> similar harassment. Unfortunately this seems to be one of the fruits of
> success, js
If I understand the situation correctly, the blocking is happening because
Trillian is using AOL's beloved Oscar protocol. Fire dropped Oscar in favor
of toc eons ago (months, anyway) to avoid being constantly blocked like
this. Toc doesn't support file transfer, but AOL doesn't seem to care about
blocking it, either.
> "It has long been our very public policy that when a service unleashes
> software that hacks into our system, and endangers the security of our
> system, we stop it," AOL spokeswoman Kathy McKiernan said.
I have *no* idea how a third-party client compromises security.
> McKiernan said that Trillian does not have a business relationship with AOL.
> "To the extent that consumers think they do, they were misled," McKiernan
> said.
Well, duh. To be perfectly clear: Fire has no business relationship with
AOL. None. Whatsoever.
> Michael Gartenberg, a research director at Jupiter Media Metrix, called
> AOL's practice "predatory," but he said at least the media behemoth is
> consistent in blocking both large and small companies from accessing its
> system.
We must be too small for their radar or something. I've been connected to
AIM with Fire for most of the past 24 hours. I'm sure many of you have,
too.
> "There are no technical reasons they can't open up IM, but there are a lot
> of business reasons not to," Gartenberg said. "They're not going to unless
> they're forced to."
Right. If people use third-party clients, AOL can't claim the banner-ad
audience for its advertising fees.
Colter
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