How does AIM work?

Slash

Maybe my question seems ridiculous but can I ask? How does AIM work? Has it its own protocol or what?
And that's something which bothers me too.
CaptainNemo has just aim'ed me and sent an image.
Look at it. It's the screenshot of TCPView he took today.

Got it? Then can you answer...
Telnet... does aim use telnet ports and/or protocols or what? How AIM is connected with Telnet?

Q

Why does RPCSS have the AIM ico some of the times?

Anywany AIM uses TOC and OSCAR, which have their own ports, NOT 23.

-Q

Slash

Then why it writes "telnet" in remore address column?

When RpcSs has an AIM icon, it's probably a process tree, i mean some instances of RpcSs were requested by AIM.

Q

Then why does it write ":telnet" for AIM, but not ":http" or similar for Opera when it connects to port 80? Surely something that bothered to interpret Telnets port whould do the same for the web?

-Q

TCPMeta

Heres the answer to answer your question. It's FM!




















FM = Fucking Magic

Q

TCP/5190 is AIM/OSCAR I beleive...

-Q

Slash

I cant see the pic. Its dead.

Q

It's still there...

-Q

Slash

Everything clear, that was probably a joke by AOL magicians LOL

wingzeroismine

that is strange... yeah, my aim is using port 5190. Was he doing a direct connection with anyone?

Slash

Yea, with me