Re: Software that can be used with MSN - icq

[Alvin Oga <aoga@Maggie.Linux-Consulting.com>]

On 15 Jan 2003, Michael Wardle wrote:

> If you're looking for an instant messaging client that you can use to
> chat with MSN users, try these:
> * MSN Messenger for Linux
>   - no plugin required
>   - most similar to MSN Messenger
>   - <http://amsn.sourceforge.net>
> * GAIM
>    - use the MSN plugin
>    - most popular
>    - <http://gaim.sourceforge.net>
> * Everybuddy
>    - no extra plugins required AFAIK
>    - supports file transfers
>    - <http://www.everybuddy.com>
> * Gabber
>    - find a server supporting the MSN transport
>    - most interoperable
>    - <http://www.gabber.org>

i'd add www.licq.org  to the list too ... to round off the top 3-5
common apps  ( not quite pure msn stuff )

> Go to <http://www.debian.org/distrib/packages> and perform a search to
> see which are available as a Debian package.

c ya
alvin