# Ruby library for AOL OSCAR protocol

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-library-for-aol-oscar-protocol/47951>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [November 15, 2005, 11:43am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-library-for-aol-oscar-protocol/47951 "2005-11-15T11:43:56Z")\
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**Author:** ![jonathan.otto](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/97f17d/32.png) [@jonathan.otto](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/jonathan.otto)\
**Post date:** [November 15, 2005, 11:43am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-library-for-aol-oscar-protocol/47951/1 "2005-11-15T11:43:56Z")

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Anyone away of an existing library in Ruby for AOL’s OSCAR protocol?  
I’ve found something through Google but the links are all broken.

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**Author:** ![jonathan.otto](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/97f17d/32.png) [@jonathan.otto](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/jonathan.otto)\
**Post date:** [November 15, 2005, 3:14pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-library-for-aol-oscar-protocol/47951/2 "2005-11-15T15:14:22Z")

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On Tue, 15 Nov 2005 at 02:37 -0800, jotto wrote:

> Anyone away of an existing library in Ruby for AOL’s OSCAR protocol?  
> I’ve found something through Google but the links are all broken.

I don’t know, but if it hasn’t been done it seems the approach to take  
would be to wrap libgaim.