This is hilarious. If I recall the true meaning of a hacker was one that programs, and explores the nooks and crannies of a program, and exploits it flaws to learn, as well as secure. So in essence, using AOL's client, and development tools to find a loop hole is more accurate the an illegal computer penetration. To non AOLers it may seem like these people are mindless kids who sit and waste time. When in reality, they are hard at work, discovering new flaws in AOL's systems daily. For many years people have thought of AOL as a joke, as well as something that was isolated, and maybe it took something like this to open your eyes, and realize that AOHackers, are Hackers. Whiles they may not be in it for web site defacing, they are in it, to study how it works, and communicates, and how it can be weakened, and fortified, give AOLers a little credit, and stop being so damn ignorant to the fact, and of te age old stereotype that "There aren't any hackers that use AOL." to you...HAH! AOLer for life. ;)

To Tau, BMB, Rob, cam0, hypah, all of the people that discovered this flaw, you've created a new page in the history of the internet, good job to you, and keep up the good work.

Good luck!

-spooky

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