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We used to trade overhead accounts. Overhead accounts were subaccounts of AOL employees. There were different levels of administrative ability with different
by bearbearbear 9y ago
We used to trade overhead accounts.
Overhead accounts were subaccounts of AOL employees.
There were different levels of administrative ability with different types of OH accounts.
There was also an employee version of AOL that had special menus to perform administrative functions.
For a while I had a L3 OH which let me create sub accounts under anyone's account without their knowledge, log any screen name off with the click of a button, boot people from chat rooms and disable accounts.
Unfortunately I got cocky (I was 15 so what'd you expect) and booted a catcwatch account, which of course immediately disabled my OH account.
- strictnein 9y agoReally interesting. What's a "catcwatch" account?
- distantsounds 9y agoCATwatch accounts were employees that specifically trolled around the system looking for problematic users and activity. Trying to get their accounts in trouble is like attempting to call the cops, on the cops themselves.
- deleted 9y ago[deleted]
- ryanmerket 9y agoSame. But I got my parents account banned for phishing OH accounts on sub-account. Those were the days.