[ale] Multiprotocol chat client recommendations

[Warren Myers]

I've found Kopete to be difficult to use, though it may be the version
that came with my install of Mandrake 10 at the time.

WMM


On Thu, 14 Oct 2004 12:43:54 -0400, Michael D. Hirsch
<mhirsch at nubridges.com> wrote:
> On Thursday 14 October 2004 11:09 am, Barry Hawkins wrote:
> > Does anyone have recommendations on good multiprotocol chat clients for
> > Linux?  I am running Debian unstable w/KDE 3.3.  I use Fire on Mac OS X
> > and have gotten used to having my Yahoo!, AIM, MSN, and ICQ accounts all
> > in one app.
> 
> If you're using KDE 3.3, then definitely check out kopete.  It's part of KDE
> 3.3, so it's probably already installed.  It appears to support AIM,
> Gadu-Gadu, ICQ, IRC, Jabber, MSN, SMS, and Yahoo.  I only use AIM and Yahoo,
> myself.
> 
> I don't think it supports file sending or the little picture to represent
> yourself, but otherwise it is very solid.  It integrates nicely into the KDE
> system tray (as does GAIM).
> 
> Michael
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