PSA: AOL Instant Messenger will be
discontinued. For those who haven't heard and didn't get the email
notice, AIM ( AOL Instant Messenger ) is being canned and dropped as of December 15, 2017. AOHell is getting rid of it completely. Per their email:
"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."
So
basically everyone who kept it connected via linked accounts so they
could keep in touch with friends via an instant messaging service might
want to reach out and update contacts before you lose them. I had a
feeling it would happen with recent changes they made, trying to force
people to use and pay for the service."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."
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You can see AOL ( now Oath )'s FAQ about it here:
https://help.aol.com/articles/aim-discontinued
For those of us who have used AIM since 1997 and before ( when still with AOHell as an ISP ), this really, really sucks. So much for nostalgia and maintaining old connections. Thanks for screwing us all over Oath. I highly doubt you will develop anything more iconic or life changing than the original AIM platform has been.
