Is there an AIM-to-IRC bot?

June 18, 2009 7:54 AM

Can I talk to my IRC-using friends via AIM?

Bitlbee is the exact opposite of what I'm looking for. I essentially want a bot that will sit on an IRC server, pretending to be me, and forward any private messages to my AIM client - also relaying back my responses.

I don't really care about channels, I just want to be able to MSG people.

Does this exist? My Google-fu is failing me.

posted by Mwongozi to Computers & Internet (4 answers total)

Would you be willing to get AIM and IRC through a third-party client like Trillian or Pidgin? That might serve the same purpose. If the AIM client is a dealbreaker, though, never mind.
posted by chesty_a_arthur at 8:00 AM on June 18, 2009

Response by poster: No, I specifically want it to work with *any* AIM client, and not a multi-network one.
posted by Mwongozi at 8:05 AM on June 18, 2009

these guys seem to have a bot doing what you want, you might be able to ask them what they're using:

http://www.aolserver.com/chat/
posted by jrishel at 8:30 AM on June 18, 2009

Best answer: A while ago, I hacked up something that does this. Check your MeMail.
posted by knave at 9:07 AM on June 18, 2009