Date Fall 1998Founded AlanSubmitted By O0OSource AOL-Files.com/FDO-Files.com Archive AOL’s network is made up of hundreds of Unix boxes which all run the same server software written by AOL called “AOL Server”. Alan found an exploit in AOL Server which allowed anyone to access the tcl compiler for the Unix Box. Using this tcl compiler exploit Alan was able to root dozens of AOL Unix boxes running AOL Server. Using.....

Date 1998Founded JaySubmitted By dbSource AOL-Files.com/FDO-Files.com Archive This was a pretty interesting exploit. When you go to kw: billing to change your pricing plan the token used was “Ra”. At the time the “Ra” token had no viewrule on it for Price Index’s with no billing such as 77(CL) and 0 (OH/Internal). Jay discovered that you could use the Ra token for any Price Index. All you had to.....

Date 2000Founded Rikky?Submitted By Tau and Pure (who submitted similar information)Source AOL-Files.com/FDO-Files.com Archive Dead, aka “ded”, screen names are screen names that can be accessed even though they technically belong to no account. The drawbacks are that you cannot send mail from them and that it takes a few steps to do. Here you will learn how to do it in 3 easy steps. No special tools are required......

Date Summer 2000Founded Cam0Submitted By Cam0 with additional information from O0OSource AOL-Files.com/FDO-Files.com Archive Updated 2.4.2001 The trick was done similar to an earlier exploit with the Ra token found by Jay. A pricing plan change could be submitted for any Price Index including index 77(CL account) and 0(OH/Internal). Although setting your PI to 0 would not upgrade your account to the viewrule status of a OH/Internal, it would still.....

Date 1997Founded Tang, LyriX and othersSubmitted By HypahSource AOL-Files.com/FDO-Files.com Archive In 1997, people in macfilez saw Tang, LyriX, and others get 23 copies of the exact same screen name in one room. Quite simple, really…you would connect, block the SC token, enter a room, then disconnect and repeat. Each connection added the name to the room. AOL fixed this in private rooms first, then later, conference rooms. Then, entering.....

Date 1997 it could be done using AOL 3.0 32-bit and later using 4.0 and 2.5Founded VariousSubmitted By TauSource AOL-Files.com/FDO-Files.com Archive Cloning, as it has come to be called, is the process of signing onto more than one screen name simultaneously on the same computer. There are however two restrictions that you should be aware about before beginning. First, you have to use whatever America Online version you are currently.....

Date Feb. 1997Founded KroK of Lithium NodeSubmitted By O0OSource AOL-Files.com/FDO-Files.com Archive If you have board tools to one classic message board on AOL. You are able to use the ^J and ^K tokens to hide/unhide any post on any board on AOL. Even boards where you aren’t supposed to have tools to. The only limitation is that your account must have some sort of tools on a classic style.....

Date 1996Founded UnknownSubmitted By HypahSource AOL-Files.com/FDO-Files.com Archive Typing ]D or ]F on Mac AOL 2.7 or older would unlock null chars, including the return char, allowing you to fake others’ chat and what not. AOL slowly fixed this; as time passed, less and less manips worked. At the end, you could only send (return)l and (return)t right before they fixed it.