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/
