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Re: does the aim service save chat session details?
From: Andrew Farmer <andfarm () gmail com>
Date: Wed, 26 Nov 2008 12:42:12 -0800
On 26 Nov 08, at 11:17, AMILABS wrote:
Is AIM IM purely peer to peer or a store and forward type protocol?
It is neither. In most cases, the server forwards messages from client to client, but does not retain them. The client also supports a peer- to-peer mode, but it's rarely used.
We need to determine if we can recover a past IM chat conversation that occurred over two weeks ago. Our chat client did not have IM logging enabled so we need to know if the "service" archives all chat conversations for law enforcement and legal purposes.
You'll have to ask AOL about that. If there are server-side logs, they are not exposed to users. _______________________________________________ Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. Charter: http://lists.grok.org.uk/full-disclosure-charter.html Hosted and sponsored by Secunia - http://secunia.com/
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