tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10032244.post111704648661835915..comments2023-10-23T20:49:58.809+02:00Comments on Nafcom's Crap Blog!: AOL/ICQ Contacts On MSN's Buddy's ListNafcomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06914160306826290872noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10032244.post-1117129039722020452005-05-26T19:37:00.000+02:002005-05-26T19:37:00.000+02:00@Mr Dew: Yes, AOL is pretty moderate with their pr...@Mr Dew: Yes, AOL is pretty moderate with their protocol details, regarding ICQ Protocol (at the moment Version 9) and OSCAR (AIM/AOL9).<BR/>You can find detailed documents on each new ICQ Protocol Version pretty close after the release of a new ICQ client.<BR/><BR/>It took AOL around 4 years to get ICQPlus down, though :) Of course, you still can get other ways to get a rid of the banners...<BR/><BR/>Especially since the banner file's format is .XML :DNafcomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06914160306826290872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10032244.post-1117120294177541992005-05-26T17:11:00.000+02:002005-05-26T17:11:00.000+02:00Well, there is always other ways to remove adverti...Well, there is always other ways to remove advertisements. ;) MSNM has got so many tools to remove them and I doubt Microsoft can ever keep up with them. And they don't, they don't give a damn about this - smart choice, after all they won't be able to stop these ad removers anyway.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10032244.post-1117113481233300642005-05-26T15:18:00.000+02:002005-05-26T15:18:00.000+02:00@Mr. Dew: True. The only thing they did is forcing...@Mr. Dew: True. The only thing they did is forcing <A HREF="http://icq-4u.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=279&highlight=icq+plus" REL="nofollow">ICQ Plus</A> to shut down since it made ICQ not only skin-able but also got a rid of the banners automtically.<BR/>The ICQ Team then, put the skin-able feature in their clients.Nafcomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06914160306826290872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10032244.post-1117101710214251002005-05-26T12:01:00.000+02:002005-05-26T12:01:00.000+02:00I am surprised that ICQ did not block Miranda by t...I am surprised that ICQ did not block Miranda by the way. As long as I know Miranda, they is no problems with access, AOL didn't seem to react to ICQ being used with other clients as readily as what they had done with AIM.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com