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Self-hostable instant messaging server compatible with classic AIM and ICQ clients written in golang. (Independently developed, not affiliated with or endorsed by AOL)

8 mentions on Hacker News by 7 people: 3 stories, 5 comments · first 2024-04-03 · latest 2026-08-30

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  1. …the server software to find bugs [2] [1] https://wiki.cursedsilicon.net/wiki/AIM_Clients [2] https://github.com/mk6i/open-oscar-server/issues/120 [2] https://github.com/mk6i/open-oscar-server/issues/122 [2]…
    comment by CursedSilicon · 2026-08-30 · in Open Oscar Server: open-source server compatible with AIM and ICQ clients
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    Open Oscar Server: open-source server compatible with AIM and ICQ clients
    story by gregsadetsky · 2026-08-30 · 20 comments
  3. …messenger! >:( There's an actively developed open source server that allows the clients to connect! https://github.com/mk6i/open-oscar-server I wish Smarter Child was still around so we could see how LLMs interact with it.
    comment by accrual · 2026-02-09 · in Discord will require a face scan or ID for full access next month
  4. …implements the protocols used by AIM including TOC and Oscar. You can run TiK like it’s 2001 again. https://github.com/mk6i/retro-aim-server/ https://github.com/mk6i/retro-aim-server/blob/main/docs/CLIE...
    comment by treesknees · 2025-10-09 · in Tcl-Lang Showcase
  5. …a FOSS AIM server[1], and apparently it supports ICQ, which is new from the last I saw it. [1] https://github.com/mk6i/retro-aim-server
    comment by fishgoesblub · 2025-07-17 · in NINA: Rebuilding the original AIM, AOL Desktop, Yahoo and ICQ platforms
  6. Also Retro AIM server, a reimplementation of the OSCAR login server in Golang! https://github.com/mk6i/retro-aim-server
    comment by accrual · 2025-04-09 · in Show HN: I built a Yahoo Messenger-inspired web chat app – pure nostalgia
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    Retro AIM Server – Open-source instant messaging server for AIM and ICQ clients
    story by OuterVale · 2025-01-23 · 0 comments
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    Show HN: Retro AIM Server revives AOL Instant Messenger clients from the 2000s
    story by mk6i · 2024-04-03 · 3 comments