DeadAIM (originally De-Ad AIM) was a program created by James Dennis to add new features such as
tabbed conversations (which ended up being available in standard AIM until its shutdown) and to disable the advertising in
AOL Instant Messenger
AIM (AOL Instant Messenger) was an instant messaging and presence computer program created by AOL, which used the proprietary OSCAR instant messaging protocol and the TOC protocol to allow registered users to communicate in real time.
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(AIM).
The last release of DeadAIM was version 4.5 in 2003.
In mid-2003, the rights to DeadAIM were sold to
America Online
AOL (stylized as Aol., formerly a company known as AOL Inc. and originally known as America Online) is an American web portal and online service provider based in New York City. It is a brand marketed by the current incarnation of Yahoo! Inc. ...
effectively ending the development of the program.
JDennis was able to modify the framework of AIM with the use of
API
An application programming interface (API) is a way for two or more computer programs to communicate with each other. It is a type of software Interface (computing), interface, offering a service to other pieces of software. A document or standa ...
hooking. DeadAIM used an OCM file, similar to a
DLL, to load into AIM. JDennis had benefited greatly by creating somewhat of a partnership with
AOL
AOL (stylized as Aol., formerly a company known as AOL Inc. and originally known as America Online) is an American web portal and online service provider based in New York City. It is a brand marketed by the current incarnation of Yahoo (2017â ...
. This allowed him to add several features more easily and also allowed him to create DeadAIMRegIn, an official AOL
bot
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* Chatbot, a computer program that converses in natural language
* Internet bot, a software application that runs automated tasks (scripts) over the Internet
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, to confirm registration information and prevent
software piracy.
See also
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AIM Ad Hack
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AIM+
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Comparison of instant messaging clients
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AIM (software) clients
Windows-only instant messaging clients