16 Character AIM Names before Public Release
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Date November 1998?Founded MrKane & Many OthersSubmitted By robSource AOL-Files.com/FDO-Files.com Archive By Editing the HTML code’s in AOL’s AIM registration webpage you could make AIM names longer than 10 characters.

Creating Indented and 2 char AIM sns
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Date Summer 1998Founded UnknownSubmitted By GLSource AOL-Files.com/FDO-Files.com Archive The AIM registration process allowed 2 char screen names to be created along with indented screen names. Indents could be over the 2 character limit present in the recent indent exploit. Several of these screen names with 3 or more spaces indented still exist today along with several of the 2 char AIM’s made using this hole.

AIM Punt String
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Date 2000Founded unknownSubmitted By PHATSource AOL-Files.com/FDO-Files.com Archive AIMers were able to be punted offline with ease. The trick was simple enough. Send the AIM victim an Instant Message with the message &.#770;. The user was immediately punted from AIM and often even had to restart. The string &.#771; turned their screen fuzzy. The release of AIM 4.1? fixed this punt method.

Signing onto Suspended AIM Names
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Date Date: Fall 2000Founded UnknownSubmitted By GLSource AOL-Files.com/FDO-Files.com Archive Occasionaly the certain parts of the AIM server would go down which allowed suspended AIMs to be signed onto. An easy way to tell if the server was down was to select the “Update email” option on the AIM client. If it came back “unknown” then it would be possible to sign onto any suspended AIM that you had the.....

Sending Blank IMs
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Date 1997Founded UnknownSubmitted By CJSource AOL-Files.com/FDO-Files.com Archive This ‘exploit’ allowed users to send completely blank IMs, which also removed the screen name of the sender from the IM window. This trick was used by various punter programs so that you could not copy/paste any screen name from the IM window to make a report to CAT. To do this, you needed to send an IM with just (A HREF).....

AOL IM Punting
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Date 1996Founded VariousSubmitted By PHATSource AOL-Files.com/FDO-Files.com Archive It started with early versions of AOL (2.5 through late 4.0). AOLers were often punted offline via constant strings of gibberish HTML or other text sent to victims in IM’s. With 2.5 and 3.0, the text didn’t matter as much as how fast your prog could send IMs. Most computers at the time 2.5/3.0 was around were Pentium I’s or lower and.....

America Online Timeline
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America Online Timeline

2006
April 3, 2006 America Online Changes Its Name to AOL
March 15, 2006 AOL and Warner Bros. launch IN2TV, the first broadband TV network
February 28, 2006 AOL Takes Fight Against Identity Theft To Court, Files Lawsuits Against Three Major Phishing Gangs
January 27, 2006 AOL expands its broadband network coast-to-coast with service from leading DSL and cable providers

2005
December 21, 2005 AOL acquires Internet video search pioneer Truveo
December 20, 2005 AOL and Google expand strategic alliance
November 22, 2005 AOL, IAC, Hearst Corp., and Allen & Company lead $16 million investment in Internet video distribution pioneer Brightcove
November 22, 2005 AOL introduces new AIM Triton service with next-generation tools at a time when 70% of online Americans are using instant messaging
November 3, 2005 AOL acquires digital-music subscription company MusicNow and unveils Web-based, full-service digital music store
October 6, 2005 AOL acquires leading blogging company Weblogs
September 21, 2005 AOL releases spyware protection to improve Internet security for millions of users
August 8, 2005 AOL announces acquisition of Wildseed Ltd., leading provider of advanced wireless technologies
August 4, 2005 AOL announces acquisition of XDrive Inc., leading provider of online storage and backup services
July 21, 2005 AOL launches AOL.com, the company’s next-generation, high-speed Web portal
July 12, 2005 AEG, AOL and XM Satellite Radio join forces with executive producer of Live 8 to create ‘Network Live,’ first multiplatform digital entertainment company for live programming
April 20, 2005 AOL launches major campaign against phishing
April 11, 2005 AOL and XM Satellite Radio unite to create new online radio service
April 7, 2005 AOL introduces Internet phone service
January 31, 2005 AOL and Time Warner Cable join forces to provide customized broadband offering
January 20, 2005 AOL introduces new AOL(r) Search innovations and opens up new opportunities for advertisers

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