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A return to the past
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...
AOL and ICQ fixes, plus chat returns to AIM 8 and Mobile
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 itAIM/ICQ: Additional changes to buddies and permissions have been added, please repor...
ICQ now in open alpha, Skype news, and other stuff
Hey 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-serve...
Updates for AIM, ICQ, AOL, and getting close to Escargot 2.0
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 an...
Sneak Peek - January Updates
Here 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 ow...
Updates and fixes, including new patcher and file transfers
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(Y...
No gift ideas? How about NINA as a gift for your retro buddies?
Patreon 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/giftto get started!We're a...
AIM access now free and publicly available
Hello 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 (voic...
AIM 8 now available, web based too!
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 feature...
AIM 6.0-7.5 now available and other updates
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 a...
This week in updates: 6 Sept 2024
Hello 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 2011/2012Making the services more fault-tolerant so they don't go down, even for...
It's BI-MON-SCI-FI-CON, I mean updates...
Hello 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 update...
Escargot 2.0 Sneak Peek
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 re...
Weekly Updates: Mail, webEscargot, and fixes!
We'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...
You've Got Mail!
Coming 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.
ICQ and TOC fixes, and other updates for AIM
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 ...
Buddy icons are here, and more!
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 jus...
Weekly update, a few days late but still great
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 ...
This.. last two weeks in updates
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-complet...
This week in updates: chat updates, keywords, and other fixes!
Hello buddies,We meant it when we said there'd be at leastweekly 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 offthis week, but still worth talking about.Updates:AOL: Added ability to ignore people in ...
AOL 4.0 now available for alpha users!
We'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 regula...
Updates in the last week
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 siteMobile clients now marked with icon on supported clients (including the iOS/Android apps!)Improved support for original native Linux AIM clientICQ 7 and 8 work, patch will be available soonM...
Lots of updates and more to come!
It'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...
AIM apps -- now working
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...
What's coming soon?
We'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!AIMRegarding 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 We...
ICQ support
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. :)
TOC2 is out! Wooooo!
It'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!
TOC2
Hey 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...
AOL 4.0 support on its way
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 yo...
TOC is up-n-running
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, c...
