[this is posted under Open Authentication because this is the service most closely tied to Verisign VIP tokens. -a]
Hey,
Who, if anyone, supports Verisign VIP tokens bound to AOL accounts?
It seems like right now a user would have to convert the bound account to a paid account (from the free account needed to bind it) as soon as they bound it, in order to be able to receive support for the VIP token should they lose it in some unknown future.
Right now, hitting the "lost or b0rked" button refers a member to Verisign, who all but accuse you of trying to steal trade secrets and send you back to ask AOL if you inquire.
Help appreciated.
Regards,
Adrian
To build a gateway, you'll
To build a gateway, you'll need to communicate with the AIM network, so I'd suggest that you start with sample code like accsample.cpp. It can be built on Linux or Windows. It's based on a message loop with events that you'll need to handle. Then using message queues, you could build all your gateway code in C to communicate with accsample like program via message queues.
For licensing, refer to the terms and conditions (http://dev.aol.com/aim/terms)
and the OpenAIM license.
(http://dev.aol.com/aim/license)