Getting connect erros with Net::AIM? possible fix

alienz · Posted: Tue Apr 27, 2004 7:32 pm Post subject:

If youre using Net:::AIM and getting the familiar connection error:

"Cannot connect to toc.oscar.aol.com:9898!"

Ive discovered that if youre using the on_update_buddy script to monitor your buddy list and there are people on it, it tends to do this. I removed all members from my bot's buddy list and this error no longer occurs. I dont know if this is specific to my bot or Net::AIM itself, but I suspect the "push" that Oscar sends to the buddy list at sign on may be affecting it. As an experiment, remove members from your bot's BL and see if this fixes it.

Cer · Posted: Tue Apr 27, 2004 8:37 pm Post subject:

Net::AIM uses the TOC server, not OSCAR. Razz

I don't know of any clients that use TOC anyway, most AIM clients use OSCAR.. so maybe AOL's using TOC for either testing things, they're closing it, or they don't care about its stability as much because it's not used as much as the other one.

But I don't think they'd be closing it, AOL likes bots. Razz

alienz · Posted: Tue Apr 27, 2004 8:41 pm Post subject:

Um, sorry man, but thats the error message you get. If you search the other threads you'll notice others have had the same thing with Net::AIM

Cer · Posted: Tue Apr 27, 2004 8:55 pm Post subject:

Net::AIM has always given me random errors like that.

I switched to Net::OSCAR and never get any random errors - not to mention all the features it has over Net::AIM! Razz

The only random errors I ever get have to do with MSN and M$'s sh!t. <_<

alienz · Posted: Tue Apr 27, 2004 9:22 pm Post subject:

Hm, Ive considered switching to net:::Oscar, but not sure what all it entails. If it's a massive project I think I'll stick with net::AIM for the time being. Those errors DID go away after I removed all from the bot buddy list. The only time I get it now is when Ive signed him off and back on too much.

UnShavenGod · Young One Joined: 26 Feb 2004 Posts: 99

it depends how much you've written things such that they depend on the AIM module.

If you've coded carefully, it shouldn't take more than a weekend.

If you've been sloppy... watch out for trying to switch.

What I did was look at juggernaught code and copy the bits and pieces*lazy*the chaos guy already did all the hard work figuring out how to use Oscar effectively.

WTG chaos people! good work on that.

Cer · Posted: Wed Apr 28, 2004 12:48 pm Post subject:

Net::AIM and Net::OSCAR are similar in a lot of ways. For example, they both use $self->send_im ($to, $msg); to send messages (OSCAR also has an integer you can put in it to send as an away message Razz

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CPAN Documentations
Net::OSCAR
Net::AIM

You can look at the documentation and find exactly what's different. The more obvious parts are how handlers are set. There's a section on the Net::OSCAR page that shows all the handlers and how to set them.

alienz · Posted: Tue May 04, 2004 3:59 pm Post subject:

I think there is also some depreciation with Net::AIM too if I remember right, would need to look at the Oscar doc again. Perhaps eventually I'll sit down and rework it , if its just setting handlers and making sure some of the command calls on AIM are right it shouldnt take me much

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