Hello 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 and less donations. We know people hate that we ask, but running this isn't free and support for the service is very important. We're still trying to raise $564 for hosting, domain renewals, etc and any contribution helps both NINA & Escargot and comes with rewards, roles, and more: learn more.

Updates:

• AIM: Improved patcher, please (re-)patch your client: NINAPatcher.exe. Yes, even if you already patched it!
• AIM: Classic "Talk" (audio chat) should now work properly (pre-AIM 6)
• AIM: We now use the old AIM ad service in older clients to update logos and menus hopefully creating a richer experience rather than sending actual ads.
• AIM 8: Unicode Emojis that render as images are now available and should show up properly.
• AIM 8, and mobile apps: File attachments are now supported, you can send images and files to your buddies.
• WebAPI: Member directory search is now implemented
• AIM/ICQ: Large buddy icon support added for applicable clients
• AIM/ICQ: SSL/TLS support is enabled, you can use slogin.oscar.nina.chat port 5190 on clients that support it. On AIM 6+, it'll be automatically applied for kdc.uas.nina.chat port 443.

Fixes:

• TOC: Receiving chat invites is now fixed
• AIM: Issues setting/retaining directory info should now be fixed
• AIM: File transfers over ARS would sometimes fail to connect, they should now work
• AIM: Palm OS AIM issue preventing sign on should be fixed (Reported by FairPlay)
• WebAPI: Alias/Friendly name should now be set properly
• WebAPI: OpenAuth auth tokens should now persist
• WebAPI, AIM 8: Increased default max IM size

Developers, Developers, Developers:

• OSCAR/WebAPI: Each instant message and chat message now has a UUID (TLV 0x24), later this will be used for offline messages, storage, and other features such as replies!
• General: Warning level is best calculated percent = ((evil + 0x05) / 0x0A), rounded up

Coming Soon:

• Escargot 2.0 progress is going steady, investigating different patching methods for newer versions of Windows Live Messenger, and investigating Skype's protocol
• AOL: AOL 6 support is coming very soon, along with some extra goodies.
• ICQ: We have got a hold of some old ICQ Xtraz that we're going to be adding soon, you will finally be able to edit your profile on ICQ 7, and more.
• ICQ: We are also working on contact list, authorizations, et al

Support Us:

• Doing all this work and running this service is not cheap, so please consider supporting us. Support comes with benefits and we have many available options on how to donate, learn more on our Donate page.