AIM away message tracking? - Tilted Forum Project Discussion Community

sailor · 06-25-2006, 06:11 PM

Does anyone know if there's a way to track who is reading your away messages in AOL instant messenger/GAIM/trillian/whatever else on the AIM network? I've done a bit of Googling and can't turn anything up...

MikeSty · 06-25-2006, 07:55 PM

Aside from sticking a link in it, and monitoring clicks, no.

Just curious. why?

AquaFox · 06-25-2006, 08:34 PM

you can do it with ICQ, but not AIM. i was curious about earlier this year as well, after reading something about it for a GAIM add-on, but it turned out it was for when you log onto ICQ from on GAIM...

SecretMethod70 · 06-25-2006, 08:46 PM

Some of those online profile page things allow you to do this. Don't bother asking me for any more info though because I don't know - it's been awhile since I've seen them and I've never particularly cared for them.

Hardknock · 06-26-2006, 12:31 AM

This is one of the reasons I don't use IM services.

big brother is always watching...

sailor · 06-27-2006, 07:01 AM

Bah, that's pretty much what I was thinking. I'm surprised no one has at least tried it, but then again, it may not be possible using a centralized protocol like AIM.

Lemme know if anyone does find anything though...

06-25-2006, 06:11 PM	#1 (permalink)
sailor beauty in the breakdown Location: Chapel Hill, NC	AIM away message tracking? Does anyone know if there's a way to track who is reading your away messages in AOL instant messenger/GAIM/trillian/whatever else on the AIM network? I've done a bit of Googling and can't turn anything up... __________________ "Good people do not need laws to tell them to act responsibly, while bad people will find a way around the laws." --Plato

06-25-2006, 08:34 PM	#3 (permalink)
AquaFox WaterDog	you can do it with ICQ, but not AIM. i was curious about earlier this year as well, after reading something about it for a GAIM add-on, but it turned out it was for when you log onto ICQ from on GAIM... __________________ ...AquaFox...

06-25-2006, 08:46 PM	#4 (permalink)
SecretMethod70 Human Administrator Location: Chicago	Some of those online profile page things allow you to do this. Don't bother asking me for any more info though because I don't know - it's been awhile since I've seen them and I've never particularly cared for them. __________________ Le temps détruit tout "Musicians are the carriers and communicators of spirit in the most immediate sense." - Kurt Elling

06-27-2006, 07:01 AM	#6 (permalink)
sailor beauty in the breakdown Location: Chapel Hill, NC	Bah, that's pretty much what I was thinking. I'm surprised no one has at least tried it, but then again, it may not be possible using a centralized protocol like AIM. Lemme know if anyone does find anything though... __________________ "Good people do not need laws to tell them to act responsibly, while bad people will find a way around the laws." --Plato

06-25-2006, 07:55 PM	#2 (permalink)
MikeSty The Computer Kid :D Location: 127.0.0.1	Aside from sticking a link in it, and monitoring clicks, no. Just curious. why?

06-26-2006, 12:31 AM	#5 (permalink)
Hardknock Republican slayer Location: WA	This is one of the reasons I don't use IM services. big brother is always watching...