Re: Need suggestions for internet messenger app
Dennis Wicks wrote:
> Greetings;
>
> I have installed Ayttm and Pidgin and both work OK except they don't
> support microphone/speaker or webcam.
>
> Does anyone know of messenger/chat programs that do? Also
> need to work on Yahoo network.
>
> I'm running lenny/gnome.
>
> Many TIA!
>
> Dennis
>
>
I am afraid there doesn't appear to be any messenger client that can do
voice chat with Yahoo messenger in Linux at present. I have been through
this myself. I ended up with two choices, either use the Windows laptop
at home or use Skype. None of these choices was comfortable. For the
former, I have to use a different machine and for the latter I have to
use a closed protocol which is known to have back doors installed (at
least in China and Europe I think). I chose the latter since at least I
can be at the same machine. I consider both of these to be equally
compromised in terms of security.
If your users are not reluctant to run another chat client, ekiga can be
a potential voice chat application. I am not sure how secure it is though.
Regards and good luck.
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