You have to get an IM from a person in order for the warn button to allow you to press it. However, is it possible to send a warning code via some program other than their software? Is it possible to send warnings with a specially made program without needing messages from people first... just a thought. On Tue, Oct 09, 2001 at 08:20:24PM -0500, Craig Van Tassle wrote: > >From what the current AIM docs say to warn someone they must reply or send an IMto the person who is warning them. Therefor unless the person responded to all the sn's they would not be able to get warned. > > After reading this outdated article regarding AOL Instant Messenger's "warn" > feature: > > http://www.attrition.org/security/denial/w/aim-warn.dos.html > > I began to wonder what type of restrictions were put on it. Does anyone know > what is stopping someone from registering multiple screen names, then sending > warnings from each of those names, all targeted at the same user thus keeping > that user at a 100% warning level denying them the instant messenger service > for the most part? > any thoughts are appreciated. > thanks. > > John Scimone > > ----- End forwarded message -----
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