Fewer than 5 people recommend it so far, so there's no written verdict. Here is what commenters said.

3recommend
0warn against
Feb 9, 2026first mention
Aug 30, 2026latest mention
Nov 25 – Oct 26
Used foraim/icq-compatible serveroscar chat server

Why people recommend it

“the Open OSCAR Server project is a fantastic labor of love stewarded by a kind soul”

Tests third-party AIM clients against it and reports bugson “Open Oscar Server: open-source server compatible wit…”

“There's an actively developed open source server”

Caveats and dissent

No one in these comments warned against it.

Who recommends it in their own words

From the makers not counted in the ranking

“If you're looking for a public server to jump into to start chatting on aim again, please check out https://logon.chat/”

All comments 3

“the Open OSCAR Server project is a fantastic labor of love stewarded by a kind soul”

Tests third-party AIM clients against it and reports bugson “Open Oscar Server: open-source server compatible wit…”
mk6iFeb 9, 2026recommends

I got you: https://github.com/mk6i/smarter-smarter-child

“There's an actively developed open source server”

Threads where it came up

Also written as Open Oscar Server, Open OSCAR Server. Data: open-oscar-server.json. Quotes are verbatim; the verdict and theme labels are written by a model from these comments, and every clause links to its sources.

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