Re: does the aim service save chat session details?

[Ureleet <ureleet () gmail com>]

just remember that the ppl u r chatting w/ may b logging the
conversation.  id say that aim is the least of ur logging wurries.

On Wed, Nov 26, 2008 at 3:42 PM, Andrew Farmer <andfarm () gmail com> wrote:
> 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.
>
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