I checked the source code of Net::AIM::Connection, where the get_info method is defined, and found that it returns the value returned by the send_to_AOL method. The following is the code of send_to_AOL:
sub send_to_AOL {
   ...
   my $rv = send($self->{_socket}, $data, 0);
   ...
   return $rv;
}

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Note that the return value of socket send is the number of characters sent. That explains why you are getting a numeric value in the return value of get_info. You have found a bug in the Net::AIM::Connection module it seems. ;-)

I think you might be able to get around this problem by calling the method do_one_loop after the get_info, where do_one_loop reads the socket:
$aim->get_info("screenname");
$response = $aim->do_one_loop();

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In reply to Re: Re: Re: CGI Net::AIM get_info() by Roger
in thread CGI Net::AIM get_info() by rgens

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