Well, as you may have noticed, things have changed a little bit. Think of our next move as a return to our roots, MSN and WLM, and also Live Spaces. Everything else, unfortunately, has to be removed.
Overall, it's fine, I guess, more people used MSN anyway.
You'll be able to keep up with us on escargot.chat where soon the forums will be returning, and you'll also be able to get news (news will also be put here when appl...
2025-09-12 18:32:19 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey hey, we have some small updates, but we need your help testing to make sure everything is working fine!
Updates:
WebAPI: Chat has returned to AIM 8, AIM Mobile and other WIM clients after complete rewrite, please report issues with it
AIM/ICQ: Additional changes to buddies and permissions have been added, please report any (new) issues
Fixes:
AIM: Issue where some clients could not send mess...
2025-07-14 19:08:13 +0000 UTC View PostHey buddies!
It's been a little while since our last major update, but it's because we're working on big things. In this announcement we're going to cover ICQ, Skype, AIM, and some other things.
We've been growing, a lot, we've added some more servers, and we're now testing our new multi-server protocol that will allow us to expand more easily going forward. We're in the first stage of that rollout, and during the rollout strange buddy visibility issues may occur; keep an out for ...
2025-07-05 00:29:14 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey buddies!
This is the first in a series of major updates which are a part of our finally drive toward the launch of Escargot 2.0 very darn soon, and additional version support for AOL, among many other things we've got coming up (see the list below for details).
We're getting more and more popular, but less and less donations. We know people hate that we ask, but running this isn't free and support for the service is very important. We're still trying to raise $564<...
2025-04-07 21:34:58 +0000 UTC View PostHere is a sneak peek at what we are working on:
AOL 6.0! One more version to our roster! Buddy lists and IM were totally revamped - it's real cool.
Internet! You can now browse the internet... keep in mind it's IE, so websites won't render that well.
Proxies! We have two options for you:
TurboWeb: NINA's own proxy, optimized for old AOL. Compresses images and will do ...
2025-01-13 23:59:52 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello buddies,
We've got a fairly large update, and we suggest you read through this whole announcement to get an overview of what's been done.
Be sure to (re-)patch your AIM client, as the new and improved patcher fixes many URLs like AIM Today, news ticker, etc: https://static.nina.chat/distro/NINAPatcher.exe (You may get a false positive from Windows Defender, we're loo...
2025-01-05 20:39:43 +0000 UTC View PostPatreon now has a way that you can gift membership to someone else. We figured, why not give it a try? Maybe you know someone who will appreciate early access to ICQ or early access to AOL, or just want to support a thriving service and community.
Just go to https://www.patreon.com/ninaim/gift to get started!
We're approaching 20,000 monthly active users across our all of our services and 10,500 memb...
2024-12-14 20:42:18 +0000 UTC View PostHello buddies, we've got big news!
It's chilly and cloudy here at the NINA & Escargot HQ in Kansas, which is a great day to stay in and bask in the wonders of AIM, now free and publicly available.
We support all versions of AIM, and all features are functional, however client-to-client features such as talk (voice chat), video, file transfers, direct connections (image sharing), etc won't be finalized until the next update. Ad...
2024-11-20 00:10:23 +0000 UTC View Post
Because today is a spooky day, we shall give thee a less spooky gift...
Rewritten from the ground up (again, really AOL?), and we have the foundation of it working and ready for you guys to help us test it. It works very differently from other versions of AIM and we need to catch bugs first before adding all the features (like message history, attachments, etc!)
It works on your browser or you can patch the Windows client too, it's up to you! Check 2024-10-31 12:02:56 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello buddies,
Well it's an unusually hot day here in Kansas -- a perfect day for updates. The gap between the last update and now is primarily because of our focus on finalizing AIM/ICQ and preparing for Escargot 2.0. There will also be an update next week for things which didn't make it into this release.
AIM and ICQ early access is now $2, however that does not come with any special supporter channel access, priority support, behind the scenes info, or early access to anything ...
2024-10-12 00:18:05 +0000 UTC View PostHello buddies,
A few more AOL/AIM/ICQ service updates and fixes for you!
Not as many updates this time, that's because we're focusing on a few things:
Getting out Escargot 2.0 soon with full inter-op with AIM/ICQ/AOL users and WLM 2011/2012
Making the services more fault-tolerant so they don't go down, even for updates
Reworking our ICQ implementation a bit more to clean up some other issues
Needless to say, these will re...
2024-09-06 15:32:23 +0000 UTC View PostHello buddies,
Yet more AIM/ICQ service updates and fixes for you!
This update ran a little later than we wanted it to, primarily because of a lot of additional backend changes and fixes we were working on in order to help extend things for the coming Escargot 2.0 (see previous post for preview).
Additionally, our updates will likely be every other week rather than trying to hit every week, hence the dated Simpsons reference in the title of this post.
Little preview at one of the challenges that MSN <-> AIM interop bring... conversations.
These two services handle chatting in totally different ways. But hey, is it really a challenge if we get it working? ;)
More info coming soon, we're working hard, we showed early versions of MSN (because they're faster to relogin, much faster, much lighter, easier for testing), but keep your eyes open.
2024-08-21 11:35:50 +0000 UTC View PostWe've got more updates for all of you.
What's New:
AOL: Mail is now implemented. You can now send email to your NINA buddies, delete emails, unsend them, see the status, and hear the iconic "You've Got Mail" sound. See the video below! NOTE: Attachments are not implemented yet, but images are.
AIM: You now receive mail alerts when you get an e-mail, with the system in place for ANY kind of alert!
Escargot: webEscargot...
2024-08-09 23:09:20 +0000 UTC View PostComing this week, mail on AOL. Send mail to your friends and relive that wonderful "You've Got Mail" sound.
And, for AIM users, you even see your unread mail right from AIM. It's that good.
2024-08-07 10:05:57 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello buddies,
This update ran a little later than expected because my (Tony) day job has been very hectic lately, however despite that we've had a lot of help and input from users who have spent a lot of their free time helping us iron out the kinks.
So in general I apologize for holding up the release, but I want to thank you Patrons for your continued support, it's helped more than you probably realize!
If you're an ICQ user and your issue is not addressed here, it likel...
2024-07-27 02:02:17 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello buddies,
First and importantly: If you like this project and want it to keep going, we absolutely need your help. In the last month we've had almost no donations aside from Patreon/Boosty and unfortunately we've had quite a few patrons unsubscribe. We need to raise $753 ASAP, and even a dollar helps (not just due to hosting, but also company related taxes/fees), so please consider donating (if you aren't a patron already).
As you ...
2024-07-11 16:40:35 +0000 UTC View Post
Firstly dear patrons, I want to apologize that we are a few days late on the weekly update, but there are some things we wanted to test and make sure were working before we updated. The next weekly update should be on time and, baby, it's going to be a good one.
By the way if you aren't a patron and/or want to help support us further, please consider donating, it will keep the service always updating, always improving, and always alive. For more information on donating, including suppo...
2024-06-18 00:48:18 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello buddies,
Some new AOL/AIM/ICQ service updates and fixes!
As you may have noticed we didn't have a weekly update last week, that's because we're working on a lot and have a fair amount to show today. We're also going to have a minor update mid-week as well since we have a lot of things nearly-complete. If you're seeing this post and haven't subscribed or donated, we need your help, so please consider, and learn more about benefits here: 2024-06-08 03:37:16 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello buddies,
We meant it when we said there'd be at least weekly updates. This last week was a lot of building out backend features to improve stability and make it easier to build other client features, so not a lot to show off this week, but still worth talking about.
Updates:
AOL: Added ability to ignore people in chat rooms, double click their screenname for options
AOL: Favorite button now appears on chat wind...
2024-05-19 22:27:19 +0000 UTC View PostWe're happy to announce that our server now is compatible with AOL 4.0, the real deal, not a copy or "emulation", and it's now available to our beautiful supporters in tiers with alpha access. In all of it's glory, it's here; there's IMs, chat rooms, and more and more coming soon with regular updates.
As you can see, we plan to achieve total support, as faithful as it can possibly be, and just be a big hit of nostalgia to everyone. And, like AOL back in the day, you ca...
2024-05-10 21:28:32 +0000 UTC View Post
We've had a lot of updates in the last week, let's get right to it:
Updates:
Connection count now shown on the NINA web site
Mobile clients now marked with icon on supported clients (including the iOS/Android apps!)
Improved support for original native Linux AIM client
ICQ 7 and 8 work, patch will be available soon
Member directory for newer versions of AIM and ICQ completed and functional
Implement...
2024-04-25 14:26:19 +0000 UTC View PostIt's been a while since our last regular update, and we assure you that we will be returning to a more consistent post schedule to let you know what's going on. We've been stretched very thin with updates for AIM/ICQ, AOL, and Escargot 2.0, but some big changes have happened and have laid the groundwork for even more updates, much more consistently.
We recently updated our AIM/ICQ server with a lot of fixes and updates, and the more major or noteworthy ones are: 2024-04-16 18:29:04 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey hey hey, I know a lot of you care about apps, and AIM, and boy have we got news for you!
All the official AIM apps are confirmed to be working, right now, on NINA. iOS and Android!
And hey, the last version of AIM works even on modern iPhones (albeit with some bugs, like not being able to handle the full screen), but it works. It's awesome.
On Android it works too, take a look at some of these screenshots!
We're working really hard on everything, r...
2024-03-17 11:54:55 +0000 UTC View PostWe're working on a lot of things related to AIM and ICQ.
These updates will come all at once because they all depend on each other. Fun!
Regarding AIM we have a lot of stuff coming up. Fixes to presence are coming soon which hopefully will fix all those deadlocks we're having.
Another way more fun feature is WebAPI/WIM. WIM was another way for clients to connect to the AIM network, like TOC was. However, it's way easier to use, because it's all HTTP based!
...
2024-02-29 23:58:00 +0000 UTC View Post
OSCAR-based ICQ support is coming very soon, as you can see we even have our own, custom welcome window and ads, like MSN does. All these things just make me happy.
PS: Those are all temporary assets for testing, the welcome window will not be the NINA Legacy page. :)
2024-01-03 20:58:26 +0000 UTC View PostIt's the most wonderful time of the year! TOC2 experimental support is OUT NOW.
Oh and, y'know... http://legacy.nina.chat/
AIM Express and QuickBuddy are available for you people on old browsers. I'm on AIM Express right now ;)
Happy Holidays! Merry Christmas! And a happy new yeeeeeear!
2023-12-25 00:33:25 +0000 UTC View PostHey y'all!
Just wanted to say that hopefully TOC2 support will come very soon. Maybe as a Christmas present. :)
Considering that TOC2 is not documented at all, I'll document everything about TOC2... but right now I'm focusing on getting it to work. Buuuut, I'd love to tell you guys more stuff. I'll be dropping little nuggets of wisdom (yum!) on the Discord about TOC2 and I'll be answering any questions about TOC2 you might have.
Oh yeah, would any of you want us to host AIM ...
2023-12-22 02:31:59 +0000 UTC View Post
We're now finalizing AOL 4.0 support and will be rolling it out to alpha supporters later on this week. We're proud of all the hard work our team has put in so we've made this post public.
We wanted to share this screenshot of the original 4.0 chat room in use, because it's been a while since a lot of you AOL super fans have seen a working version of it.
There is still a lot of extra work to do, however, we'll be updating it daily and have announcements in our #dev-logs Disc...
2023-12-10 03:51:05 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey hey hey! TOC 1.0 is now up and running. TOC 2.0 coming soon.
What is TOC, you may be wondering? TOC (Talk to OsCar) is a protocol, and a server which connects to the AIM service.
Compared to OSCAR, TOC is more simple, however it is not as flexible and doesn't contain all the features of OSCAR. It does, however, contain the essential features to communicate with the AIM service: IMs, Chat rooms, Warnings, and Privacy Management.
It was made public by AOL itself...
2023-10-13 22:32:52 +0000 UTC View Post