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Codebyte:
How would I go about making one of my TCP/IP chat programs able to talk with AIM or something... Is this difficult?

wreckedcarzz:
AIM has an SDK if you sign up for their developer group, I have a copy of it - I think it is C#/C++ only, not sure...

I wouldn't say it is difficult, but based on my attempts, it sure isn't easy.

f0dder:
If you have access to the protocol, it's "easy enough" - which still means lots of work and potential bugs. If you get a ready-made library (which any SDK probably will be), it should be "pretty darn easy".

If you need to reverse-engineer the protocol... well, forget about it. It's doable, but since you're asking how hard it is, you wouldn't be ready for it yet :)

Codebyte:
lol, I'll check some stuff out :) Still would be interested in the process though. Thanks for the link Wreckedcarzz!

f0dder:
Btw, unless you're going to be doing this for the learning experience, you might want to check out Miranda.

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