You cannot warn someone unless they send you a message. However, if you register and use 27 or so different screen names, using a client such as GAIM which makes it possible. You can harrass them to the point where they beg you to stop. Their begging allows you to warn them to 100%, rendering their account useless. A workarround to this, and nearly any other AIM "attack" is simple. Block all users not on your buddy list in your Privacy settings. However, this is a pretty paranoid method to use. It's possible and does work. With most people you can do it within 3 minutes. Note that when registering accounts, you'll have to use multiple email addresses. But since you never have to really confirm your AIM accounts by replying to the E-mail it won't matter. // lazy John Scimone wrote: > > After reading this outdated article regarding AOL Instant Messenger's "warn" 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 -- ..:: Too many people... Too few neurons. PGP: RSA 2048bit 0xB7673053 (keyserver.pgp.com) Web: http://packetjunkie.net http://bsdbox.org
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