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End of an era - AOL Instant Messenger will be discontinued
« on: October 07, 2017, 09:16:34 PM »
Dear AIM user,

We see that you've used AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) in the past, so we wanted to let you know that AIM will be discontinued and will no longer work as of December 15, 2017.

Before December 15, you can continue to use the service. After December 15, you will no longer have access to AIM and your data will be deleted. If you use an @aim.com email address, your email account will not be affected and you will still be able to send and receive email as usual.

We've loved working on AIM for you. From setting the perfect away message to that familiar ring of an incoming chat, AIM will always have a special place in our hearts. As we move forward, all of us at AOL (now Oath) are excited to continue building the next generation of iconic brands and life-changing products for users around the world.

You can visit our FAQ to learn more. Thank you for being an AIM user.

Sincerely,
The AOL Instant Messenger team
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Re: End of an era - AOL Instant Messenger will be discontinued
« Reply #1 on: October 08, 2017, 02:50:57 AM »
Dear AIM user,

We see that you've used AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) in the past, so we wanted to let you know that AIM will be discontinued and will no longer work as of December 15, 2017.

Before December 15, you can continue to use the service. After December 15, you will no longer have access to AIM and your data will be deleted. If you use an @aim.com email address, your email account will not be affected and you will still be able to send and receive email as usual.

We've loved working on AIM for you. From setting the perfect away message to that familiar ring of an incoming chat, AIM will always have a special place in our hearts. As we move forward, all of us at AOL (now Oath) are excited to continue building the next generation of iconic brands and life-changing products for users around the world.

You can visit our FAQ to learn more. Thank you for being an AIM user.

Sincerely,
The AOL Instant Messenger team
With so few ppl impacted it's hard to call it the end of an era.

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Re: End of an era - AOL Instant Messenger will be discontinued
« Reply #2 on: October 08, 2017, 08:15:24 AM »
More like nostalgia
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Re: End of an era - AOL Instant Messenger will be discontinued
« Reply #3 on: October 08, 2017, 08:32:26 AM »
I've been waiting over 5 years with bated breath for someone to say that!
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Re: End of an era - AOL Instant Messenger will be discontinued
« Reply #4 on: October 08, 2017, 09:00:16 AM »
bBM?

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Re: End of an era - AOL Instant Messenger will be discontinued
« Reply #5 on: October 08, 2017, 02:46:13 PM »
Does that mean dan will finally remove that option for aim on the personal preference settings? Lol.
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Re: End of an era - AOL Instant Messenger will be discontinued
« Reply #6 on: October 08, 2017, 11:46:58 PM »
Does that mean dan will finally remove that option for aim on the personal preference settings? Lol.
No. He still needs it to identify the bots that slip through.
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Re: End of an era - AOL Instant Messenger will be discontinued
« Reply #7 on: October 08, 2017, 11:56:56 PM »
ASL?

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Re: End of an era - AOL Instant Messenger will be discontinued
« Reply #9 on: October 09, 2017, 12:01:52 AM »
Ha. Good times

First time I ever saw ASL i thought it meant a-hole.

Good times on AIM, I met the daughter of my mother's college roommate there, we've been friends 16 years now.

But, I wasted way too much of my life there

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Re: End of an era - AOL Instant Messenger will be discontinued
« Reply #10 on: October 09, 2017, 11:16:06 AM »
With so few ppl impacted it's hard to call it the end of an era.

If many people still used it they wouldn't be taking it away
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Re: End of an era - AOL Instant Messenger will be discontinued
« Reply #11 on: December 07, 2017, 12:08:02 PM »
Dear AIM user,

As a reminder, AIM will be discontinued in 10 days and will no longer work as of December 15, 2017. Before December 15, you can continue to use the service. As of December 15, you will no longer have access to AIM and your data will be deleted. If you use an @aim.com email address, your email account will not be affected and you will still be able to send and receive email as usual.

We loved working on AIM for you. As we move forward, all of us at AOL (now Oath) are excited to continue building the next generation of iconic brands and life-changing products for users around the world.

You can visit our FAQ to learn more. Thank you for being an AIM user.

Sincerely,
The AOL Instant Messenger team
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Re: End of an era - AOL Instant Messenger will be discontinued
« Reply #12 on: December 07, 2017, 07:07:09 PM »
Dear AIM user,

As a reminder, AIM will be discontinued in 10 days and will no longer work as of December 15, 2017. Before December 15, you can continue to use the service. As of December 15, you will no longer have access to AIM and your data will be deleted. If you use an @aim.com email address, your email account will not be affected and you will still be able to send and receive email as usual.

We loved working on AIM for you. As we move forward, all of us at AOL (now Oath) are excited to continue building the next generation of iconic brands and life-changing products for users around the world.

You can visit our FAQ to learn more. Thank you for being an AIM user.

Sincerely,
The AOL Instant Messenger team
Thanks for the reminder

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Re: End of an era - AOL Instant Messenger will be discontinued
« Reply #13 on: December 07, 2017, 08:10:43 PM »
Thanks for the reminder
You really use AOL messaging? Who do you message??

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Re: End of an era - AOL Instant Messenger will be discontinued
« Reply #14 on: December 07, 2017, 08:14:15 PM »
You really use AOL messaging? Who do you message??
It was sarcastic

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End of an era - AOL Instant Messenger will be discontinued
« Reply #15 on: December 07, 2017, 08:15:06 PM »
If they shut aim down and didn’t tell anyone no one would ever know

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Re: End of an era - AOL Instant Messenger will be discontinued
« Reply #16 on: December 07, 2017, 08:17:04 PM »
It was sarcastic
I was wondering....

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Re: End of an era - AOL Instant Messenger will be discontinued
« Reply #17 on: December 07, 2017, 10:01:12 PM »
It did have its days.
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Re: End of an era - AOL Instant Messenger will be discontinued
« Reply #18 on: December 07, 2017, 10:42:27 PM »
It did have its days.
Those were days when we got the CD's in the mail with 120 hrs of free internet...

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« Reply #19 on: December 07, 2017, 11:23:33 PM »
Those were days when we got the CD's in the mail with 120 hrs of free internet...
And there were days we got those things (can’t even remember what they where called) with 48 hours of free internet