[olug] Instant Messages/Chat

[David Walker]

Gaim does AIM by default.  No plugin needed for that.  It is referred to as 
oscar in the config screens.

Gaim is preferred if you want a single IM program that does many protocols.
The AIM client from AOL is preferred if you want the best compatibility with 
AOL.

On Sunday 21 April 2002 08:53 pm, CM Miller wrote:
> Right, there are plugins for ICQ, Yahoo, MS, but I
> don't see one for AOL.  Did they block their protocol
> from being used?
>
> I wouldn't put it past them.
>
> -Chris
>
> --- Jonathan Warren <jonwarren at cox.net> wrote:
> > Gaim has a ton of glugins and buidls from source
> > real nice.
> >
> > On Sun, Apr 21, 2002 at 12:32:30PM -0700, CM Miller
> >
> > wrote:
> > > What type of chat clients do most of the folks on
> >
> > the
> >
> > > list use?
> > >
> > > I've tried to ./configure Gabber to no luck.  And
> >
> > I
> >
> > > have been using .tgz files, but it seems that
> >
> > during
> >
> > > the ./configure part, there is always a dependency
> > > issue and so on and so forth.  I go out and get
> >
> > that
> >
> > > file, and then there is another dependency issue.
> > >
> > >
> > > The funny thing is that I went out and installed
> >
> > the
> >
> > > Linux AIM rpm and it installed without missing a
> >
> > beat,
> >
> > > but I don't believe that it would work with IRC,
> > > Yahoo, and another other IMs besides  AIM.
> > >
> > > So what type of IMs are OLUG folks using on their
> > > Linux machines and is anyone here using Gabber
> > > w/Gnome?  If so could they give me some advise so
> >
> > I
> >
> > > could get that up and runnin'
> > >
> > > thanks
> > >
> > > -Chris
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > __________________________________________________
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> >
> > more
> >
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