what IM client are u using ?

kang · Retired Dev Joined: 17 May 2002 Posts: 60

There is everybuddy, licq, kicq, etc
What you guy are u using ?
i can't find any which is good. licq was ok for icq but it seems to be outdated now..
I used Proteus on MacOSX (msn/aim/icq) which totally own every linux client (or windows for that matter) i ever tried
i just need it simple and reliable with good features (don't need file transfert for example;)
after freshmeating/googling around i found none which was acceptable.. so .. what IM client are u using ?

474 · l33t Joined: 19 Apr 2002 Posts: 714

Well, I've found gaim to be more than acceptable. It's reliable, fast, lightweight and stable. It supports 9 protocols and has a plug-in architecture. See http://gaim.sourceforge.net/

Maldrim · n00b Joined: 30 May 2002 Posts: 30

I use gaim also, but the lack of file transfer can be annoying. I tried everybuddy but i found it to be way too buggy on my system. Oh well, it's the best i could find thus far.

xbradx · n00b Joined: 27 Apr 2002 Posts: 24 Location: charlotte, nc

i also use gaim. it works great and i'm happy with it.

proxy · Posted: Thu Jun 06, 2002 2:09 am Post subject:

gaim, it covers everything i have ever needed to do

pjp · Administrator Joined: 16 Apr 2002 Posts: 20067

I use gaim, only because I don't feel like emerging a dozen pacakges to find none are better. I really miss file transfer ability though.
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seaweed · n00b Joined: 22 Apr 2002 Posts: 53 Location: NJ, USA

kopete is an im client that runs any combination of ICQ, MSN, JABBER, & AOL.

It works rather well.

mb · Guru Joined: 25 Apr 2002 Posts: 355 Location: Hessen | .de

/me uses licq

sometimes kopete.. but kopete seems not to have sound notification (or am i wrong?)

#mb

Guzz · n00b Joined: 16 Apr 2002 Posts: 25 Location: Sweden

Centericq, lean and mean.
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I'm using Psy now. It is a Jabber client. Jabber is a XML based distributed, opened and free IM system (yeah!). But only because Gabber doesn't build :(.

Take a look at www.jabber.org for more info :P.

mksoft · l33t Joined: 28 May 2002 Posts: 844

garbageiscool2 · n00b Joined: 18 Apr 2002 Posts: 45

i am using gaim and ickle

BLASTER_ · Posted: Thu Jun 06, 2002 11:17 am Post subject:

GnomeICU and Kxicq2

Zu` · l33t Joined: 26 May 2002 Posts: 716 Location: BE

I'm using gaim (for msn & yahoo) and ickle (for icq), all just to stay in touch with friends who use different messengers

ICQ support in gaim is not that good... so that's why I use ickle, it supports SMS and all that good stuff
The new gaim also supports all the smileys from MSN and Yahoo, which are quite fun if you like that kinda stuff. And it's easy to understand what Windows users mean now when they type those smileys.

I'd like to try GnomeICU, but the ebuild failed here..

I also like centericq, for console. I've been using it before, for a very long time. It supports ICQ, MSN, AIM, Yahoo and IRC.

kang · Retired Dev Joined: 17 May 2002 Posts: 60

thx u guys

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i'm emerge gaim (though it was aim only due to the name..)
and i'll try kopete afterward (just been on the site, seems quite cool, altough i don't like KDE stuff, i just hope it runs on waimea :p)

also centericq is cool but it's console, so it's not well... cool if i need remote but still i don't really like using a term for those im clients

mind8field · n00b Joined: 22 May 2002 Posts: 11 Location: concord, ca

gaim =)

c_kuzmanic · Posted: Thu Jun 06, 2002 10:32 pm Post subject:

gaim. everybuddy was way to buggy for everyday use.

neuron · Advocate Joined: 28 May 2002 Posts: 2371

ickle, used gaim shortly before, wasn't happy with it, doesen't resolve uin's to names always, and I got a lot of people messaging me

masseya · Posted: Fri Jun 07, 2002 12:55 am Post subject: buddy pounce..

I use gaim as well, but I'm quite shocked that no one has mentioned it's 'killer feature' the buddy pounce. This is the coolest thing ever and it works with any protocal that is supported by gaim. Essentially, you can have a message automatically be sent to a person the next time that person logs on. I have to admit that I miss the file transfer as well though.
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neuron · Advocate Joined: 28 May 2002 Posts: 2371

Tristam29, why not just use icq and send it to the server and have that forward it instead

masseya · Posted: Fri Jun 07, 2002 4:42 am Post subject: icq bots..

Well, there's two problems with that. Most of my friends use AIM, thus I need something AIM compatible. Also, I really can't stand all those stupid bots on ICQ that send advertising messages, but I still want to be open for people to contact me that I don't know. Is there any way to get rid of those dumb bots?
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Black_Xmas · Posted: Fri Jun 07, 2002 6:58 am Post subject:

Running none at the moment... I WOULD be using GnomeICU-0.98.2 if it weren't for the fact that the ebuild fails.

And I would use the earlier version ebuild, if it didn't segfault everytime I try to change user info...

Center ICQ until either work right. (Preferable GnomeICU-98.2 for the 2002 server side contact lists

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Ho hum.

Black_Xmas · Posted: Fri Jun 07, 2002 7:04 am Post subject:

neuron · Advocate Joined: 28 May 2002 Posts: 2371

also, blocking messages or atleast url's from people you don't know helps a LOT

niyogi · Posted: Sat Jun 08, 2002 3:03 am Post subject:

gaim floats my boat... kopete doesn't support yahoo...

sucks that you can't read away messages with gaim yet though