$aim->start; is the same as saying while (1) { $aim->do_one_loop; }. Anything after that whlie loop is never going to get called. Instead of trying to run the do_one_loop by hand you probably want to add a config handler. I beleive that is the best handler and aim calls it after you are logged in. So your code would look something like: 

$conn->set_handler(config => sub { 
                              my $aim = shift;
                              $aim->send_im('gazuga69', 'It worked!');
                             });
$aim->start;

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In reply to Re^3: I can't seem to figure out Net::AIM by eric256
in thread I can't seem to figure out Net::AIM by Cap'n Steve

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