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    Good messenger application

    Discussion in 'Networking and Wireless' started by mattireland, Dec 29, 2007.

  1. mattireland

    mattireland It used to be the iLand..

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    Hi,

    I've heard of a few all-in-one messenger type apps with Skype, MSN, e.t.c. all combined into one but have never actually seen one with really good reviews. Does anyone have any recommendations?

    Thanks!

    Matt. I
     
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    osso002 Notebook Evangelist

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    I don't think anything will really fully combine Skype with anything else, because the coding of Skype tries not to allow third party copy programs...
     
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    tymonc Notebook Consultant

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    Yeah i agree with john b. Go with pidgin. its a good app.
    Heres an excerpt taken directly from cnet.com ( http://www.download.com/8301-2007_4-9835838-12.html?tag=cnetfd.blogs.item)

    "If you've need to use Yahoo, MSN, AIM, and Google, at the same time from the same window, Pidgin is the chatty bird for you. Like other third-party IM clients, this open-source messenger accesses multiple IM networks, including MySpaceIM, as well as lesser-known protocols such as Jabber and Gadu-Gadu.

    The IM features are unimpeachable: smileys, file transfers, and multiperson chats. The Buddy Pounce feature automatically performs certain actions when a contact signs on or off. Pidgin gets lots of intangibles right: logging and time-stamping, for instance, are well-executed. Twenty-two plug-ins come prepackaged, but there are still some bugs. Still, Pidgin remains a highly recommended text-only messaging app. "
     
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    mattireland It used to be the iLand..

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    Pidgin looks real good - thanks mate. rep for all of you.

    Thanks again very, very much!
     
    mattireland, Dec 29, 2007
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