DeadAIM
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DeadAIM is a program created by [JDennis] to add new features to and disable the advertising in AOL Instant Messenger (AIM). The last release of DeadAIM was version 4.5 in 2003, which works with AIM version 5.5.3595.
In mid 2003 JDennis sold the rights to DeadAIM to America Online effectively ending the development of the program.
JDennis was able to modify the framework of AIM with the use of API hooking. DeadAIM uses an OCM file, similar to a DLL, to load into AIM. JDennis has benefited greatly by creating somewhat of a partnership with AOL, although he no longer owns DeadAIM. This allowed him to add several features more easily and also allowed him to create DeadAIMRegIn, an official AOL bot, to confirm registration information and prevent software piracy. Many users feel that this new registration process is intrusive and inconvenient, especially as JDennis is the only person providing support, and it sometimes takes him substantial time to respond to emails or reactivate licences.
DeadAIM has received some criticism by its users since its abandonment around 2003. Many users have complained that they did not get what they paid for as DeadAIM is no longer being upgraded to work with the newest versions of AIM.
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