[OTR-users] Does OTR violate AIM TOS?

[Ryan Pollock]

Hi Sven,

Thanks for the reply.  I did read the TOS but I never get all that legalese
thats in there.  It turns out that the reason my account was suspended was a
complicated situation having to do with my account being linked to my
father's "Master Account" from when I first got it.  I had forgotten that it
wasn't just a free instant message account because I'd had it so long.  He
had some sort of trojan that violated the TOS and thus I got yanked to.

That TOS is definitely scary though and has spurred me from switching off of
AIM.  I realized that I'm relying way to much on a service that is not
reliable.  Thanks again for your reply, sorry for doubting that OTR was
responsible!

-Ryan

On 8/21/07, Sven <sven.lug-dorsten at gmx.de> wrote:
>
> Am Dienstag, den 21.08.2007, 14:19 -0400 schrieb Ryan Pollock:
> > Hello All,
> >
> > My AIM account was just suspended for violation of the terms of
> > service.  I am using Pidgin with the OTR plugin.  I am just wondering
> > if the OTR plugin (or pidgin I guess) was the reason my account was
> > suspended.  I don't think I was doing anything else that would have
> > brought any attention to my account or would be against the TOS.
> > Thanks for your help.
> >
> > -Ryan
>
> Well, did you take 5 minutes to read the terms? I did, and switched to
> jabber immediatly.
>
> http://www.aim.com/tos/tos.adp
>
> "Restrictions on Access to or Use of AIM Products
> You may access AIM Products only through the interfaces and protocols
> provided or authorized by AOL. You agree that you will not access AIM
> Products through unauthorized means, such as unlicensed software
> clients, and that you will only use AIM Products in conjunction with AOL
> authorized products and components."
>
> regards, Sven
>
>
>
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