you could actually set up a proxy on a linux box that redirects port 80 to whatever port AIM runs on, then set AIM to run thru your proxy... even better, if your school allows 8080 or 8000, it's a lot more stable. go to http://www.dyndns.org to get a free DNS like bess_sux.homelinux.com and ddclient to automatically update it... it works for IRC on my friend's computer (RedHat 9 box; fwd: 8080>>6667).[/i]