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You must be young. The AOL hacker scene was quite vibrant. Mass mailers, PR room: server, server when server got banned, cerver. Plus the plethora of exploits.

• rconti 7y ago
  Conclusion does not follow. Many of us skipped AOL entirely. That's not to say there weren't interesting things to do there if you chose to use it, or were forced to use it by circumstance.
  • turdnagel 7y ago
    Of course it follows. The OP said "no self-respecting hacker" would use AOL/AIM, which is a not only a "no true scotsman" fallacy but untrue. I, too was introduced to the world of programming through AOL chatrooms, and there were some really incredible hackers/programmers who hung out in them.
    • rconti 7y ago
      Fair, though I was referring to the "you must be young".
• nickstinemates 7y ago
  Yes, I spent a lot of time writing mass mailers, punters, laggers, and much later.. phishing and chat bots. What a time to be 10 years old.