Mac Screen Name Cloning
Discovered By:
Tang, LyriX and others
Date:
1997
Patched:
Late 1997
In 1997, people in
macfilez saw Tang, LyriX, and others get 23 copies of the exact same
screen name in one room. Quite simple, really...you would connect, block
the SC token, enter a room, then disconnect and repeat. Each connection
added the name to the room.
AOL fixed this in private rooms first, then
later, conference rooms. Then, entering a room would kick the old copy
out. However, now AOL has regressed to something stupider: "Unable to
put you in this room at this time, error 3" when you try to enter that
room.
Contributed By:
Hypah
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