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xaver

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IM programs

Sun Jan 15, 2006 12:16:14 AM #14457 Perm Link

What instant messaging programs do you use frequently? I use mainly MSN and AIM, I used to use ICQ before but stopped using it recently.

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free::zombie

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Sun Jan 15, 2006 1:28:43 AM #14461 Perm Link

kopete for msn,icq,jabber and yahoo!. I previously used gaim for all that, which is what I would use on windows if the need arised.

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Sun Jan 15, 2006 6:37:26 AM #14465 Perm Link

In response to xaver #14457

I use Gaim for AIM.

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Sun Jan 15, 2006 8:10:53 AM #14468 Perm Link

Gaim. It's way better than AIM.

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Mon Jan 16, 2006 4:54:08 PM #14492 Perm Link

In response to FroogleDoop #14468

You all have saggy drawers!

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Wed Jan 18, 2006 9:21:33 AM #14554 Perm Link

Never happens to me. I was never a Trillian fan. Eh.

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Wed Jan 18, 2006 10:15:21 AM #14561 Perm Link

I just read that Google opened up their Jabber style servers for anyone to connect with. How does Jabber work?

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Wed Jan 18, 2006 10:51:43 AM #14564 Perm Link

what I know on jabber:
jabber addresses look like e-mail addresses: name@server. if you are registered on the jabber.org server , you might be called tgwj@jabber.org (well, actually not, since that's me). Gaim an probably all jabber clients allow you to create an account on open servers. You specify the server, the desired name, server and password and Gaim tried to register you with the specified server.
People on different servers can inter-communicate. In jabber, you will often see addresses in the form name@server/resource . The default "resource" for Gaim users is "Gaim", but this can be changed. This allows you to log in multiple times. This has been used to have scripts connect to the jabber network without having a seperate account (there are modules for most major scripting lingos)

That's about all I know, I think.

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Wed Aug 2, 2006 5:45:57 AM #19926 Perm Link

I use Bitwise

BitWise IM is...

* an instant messenger with many advanced features,
* encrypted using proven, industry-standard methods,
* available for Windows, Mac OS X and Linux,
* direct connect, sending messages, etc. without a server,
* its own network that does not rely on another system,
* committed to privacy with no ads or spyware.

http://www.legionnetwork.net/

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Tue Aug 8, 2006 8:43:42 AM #20460 Perm Link

I use trillian and have never had a problem with it. It integrates my ICQ, AIM, MSN and Yahoo IM accounts all into one.

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Tue Aug 8, 2006 9:06:50 AM #20463 Perm Link

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