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Date: Wed, 26 Nov 2008 16:39:07 -0500 From: Ureleet <ureleet@...il.com> To: "Andrew Farmer" <andfarm@...il.com> Cc: full-disclosure@...ts.grok.org.uk Subject: Re: does the aim service save chat session details? just remember that the ppl u r chatting w/ may b logging the conversation. id say that aim is the least of ur logging wurries. On Wed, Nov 26, 2008 at 3:42 PM, Andrew Farmer <andfarm@...il.com> wrote: > On 26 Nov 08, at 11:17, AMILABS wrote: >> Is AIM IM purely peer to peer or a store and forward type protocol? > > It is neither. In most cases, the server forwards messages from client > to client, but does not retain them. The client also supports a peer- > to-peer mode, but it's rarely used. > >> We need >> to determine if we can recover a past IM chat conversation that >> occurred >> over two weeks ago. Our chat client did not have IM logging enabled >> so we >> need to know if the "service" archives all chat conversations for law >> enforcement and legal purposes. > > You'll have to ask AOL about that. If there are server-side logs, they > are not exposed to users. > > _______________________________________________ > Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. > Charter: http://lists.grok.org.uk/full-disclosure-charter.html > Hosted and sponsored by Secunia - http://secunia.com/ > _______________________________________________ Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. Charter: http://lists.grok.org.uk/full-disclosure-charter.html Hosted and sponsored by Secunia - http://secunia.com/
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