# Logon.chat a new community AIM/ICQ server

**URL:** https://discourse.imfreedom.org/t/logon-chat-a-new-community-aim-icq-server/415
**Category:** Retro
**Tags:** news
**Created:** [August 20, 2026, 7:45pm UTC](https://discourse.imfreedom.org/t/logon-chat-a-new-community-aim-icq-server/415 "2026-08-20T19:45:38Z")
**Posts on this page:** 4
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### Author: ![grim](https://discourse.imfreedom.org/user_avatar/discourse.imfreedom.org/grim/32/4_2.png) [@grim](https://discourse.imfreedom.org/u/grim)
#### Post date: [August 20, 2026, 7:45pm UTC](https://discourse.imfreedom.org/t/logon-chat-a-new-community-aim-icq-server/415/1 "2026-08-20T19:45:38Z")

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Recently a new public [Open Oscar Server](https://github.com/mk6i/open-oscar-server) has been stood up at [logon.chat](https://logon.chat/).

So if you want to fire up your old AIM/ICQ clients, including Pidgin with retro-prpl, go check it out!

To do this with Pidgin with retro-prpl is pretty easy, just add an AIM account and change the server to `logon.chat`:

 ![basic account settings for an aim account](https://discourse.imfreedom.org/uploads/default/original/1X/017fe60129d367fdda68d2ee63f2d1c5c1e721a3.png)  
 ![advanced account settings for aim with the sever set to logon.chat](https://discourse.imfreedom.org/uploads/default/original/1X/7c7b99eadb9d367ecfbccde0e0d8565cb1c9c068.png)

Once you’re connected you can message anyone you like, but there is also a `General` chat you can join by selecting `Buddies -> Join A Chat...` from the `Buddies List` window. In the dialog that pops up, select your `AIM` account, enter `General` into the name field and set the exchange to `5`.

 ![join the general chat settings](https://discourse.imfreedom.org/uploads/default/original/1X/84f91791c6f46ab37b6bef1b5bbed207d73397f0.png)

If everything worked, you should now be in the chat!

 ![general chat window](https://discourse.imfreedom.org/uploads/default/original/1X/2eba4163d436aa1f4392d9b005dede96fa8a8a1e.png)

Happy Chatting!

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### Author: ![grim](https://discourse.imfreedom.org/user_avatar/discourse.imfreedom.org/grim/32/4_2.png) [@grim](https://discourse.imfreedom.org/u/grim)
#### Post date: [August 21, 2026, 8:51pm UTC](https://discourse.imfreedom.org/t/logon-chat-a-new-community-aim-icq-server/415/2 "2026-08-21T20:51:41Z")

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ICQ works just fine too!

 ![icq basic account settings](https://discourse.imfreedom.org/uploads/default/original/1X/b2cff462eb2818e3a347049a38de9a7702fc4dfa.png)  
 ![icq advanced account settings](https://discourse.imfreedom.org/uploads/default/original/1X/4ac11ecc55812e8c3f64464374950933faa40135.png)  
 ![general chat from icq](https://discourse.imfreedom.org/uploads/default/original/1X/c9c5d1ed7c84ac9ab265c90d4f53f044f30bad1d.png)

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### Author: ![leogrun](https://discourse.imfreedom.org/user_avatar/discourse.imfreedom.org/leogrun/32/67_2.png) [@leogrun](https://discourse.imfreedom.org/u/leogrun)
#### Post date: [August 22, 2026, 2:26pm UTC](https://discourse.imfreedom.org/t/logon-chat-a-new-community-aim-icq-server/415/3 "2026-08-22T14:26:53Z")

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Would it an idea to share our handles here so we can message each other?

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### Author: ![grim](https://discourse.imfreedom.org/user_avatar/discourse.imfreedom.org/grim/32/4_2.png) [@grim](https://discourse.imfreedom.org/u/grim)
#### Post date: [August 22, 2026, 7:38pm UTC](https://discourse.imfreedom.org/t/logon-chat-a-new-community-aim-icq-server/415/4 "2026-08-22T19:38:47Z")

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Feel free, but there is also a directory on their site [logon.chat - AIM & ICQ gateway ;-)](https://logon.chat/directory)