Hey-

A co-worker presented me with a question today that I couldn't answer. Maybe you can.

She has started receiving instant messages from someone she doesn't know. Nothing threatening or harrassing, just annoying. She has her AIM settings set so that you can't see her online if you're not on her buddy list.

I asked my co-worker why she put this person on her buddy list and she said she didn't. So, I removed the screenname from her buddy list, and blocked the name.

But... How did the name get there in the first place?

Is there some exploit or feature in AIM that by clicking a link, you add someone's screenname to your buddy list?

Something to the effect of

Code:
<a href="AIM://addbuddy="joeshmoe"">
or something similar?


Thanks for the help!

-c9