Y2K Messenger

Y2K Messenger brings back the buddy list, away messages, and door sounds of 1999 instant messaging. It connects to community-run servers that speak OSCAR, the protocol behind 1999 instant messengers, so friends on retro desktop clients can see you too. WHAT YOU GET - A buddy list with online, away, and idle states, saved on the server so it follows your screen name - Instant messages with typing notifications and delivery acks; messages sent while you are signed off wait for you - Away messages: pick a saved one or write a new one, and buddies who IM you get it once - Get Info on any buddy: their away message and profile - Original sounds for the door, the chime and the tick (drawn from scratch, not recordings) - Light and dark desktop looks WHAT IT IS NOT Y2K Messenger is a client, not a service. There is no account with us and no server on our end. By default, it signs on to logon.chat, a free community revival server, and you can point it at any other compatible server, including one you run yourself. New here? Tap "Get a free screen name" on the sign-on screen: the app opens logon.chat in a Safari sheet, you make your screen name and password there, and you come straight back to sign on. PRIVACY Your screen name, password, and messages go only to the server you choose. Sign-on uses a challenge-response digest, so the password itself never crosses the wire. Messages on community servers are not encrypted, so use a throwaway password. The app sends anonymous usage counts (never screen names or message text), and you can turn that off in Settings. SAFETY 18+. For accounts without an existing server privacy setting, the app requests "Allow only people on my Buddy List." Check the Privacy screen to confirm which setting the server has accepted. With that setting, strangers cannot message you unless you add them. Block anyone in one tap. Report a user from the app by email. Offensive language is masked by default. Not affiliated with AOL, Yahoo or any server operator.