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Which ones you use, their benefits and drawbacks, where to get them, blah blah blah.
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Supports every chat protocol known to man.
Uses a bare bones + plugins configuration style that allows you to customize literally every facet of the program. You can add or subtract protocols you do and don't use. You can add and remove features and plugins to utilize other programs as well.
It's 100% free. It's open source, and on SourceForge. Anyone can contribute in the way of customizations (buttons, icons, backgrounds, sounds, emoticon sets), plugins (additional features, functionality, protocol support, language sets) or by streamlining the core application code.
It boots up faster, takes less RAM and CPU time than any other messenger (single protocol like AIM or multiprotocol like Trillian included), is more stable, more customizable, and better in every possible way I can define.
It's also portable. You can copy it's directory once you've installed it to a floppy or CD, and run it from a floppy disk or CD, as it comes with everything it requires.
The only drawback is that it does not support the latest MSN webcams or games, so far as I know. However, it's the best ICQ or AIM client you could ever use, and if you only use one of those, it's a better choice than anything else for that purpose. Just unload the extra protocols.
CUZ THERE'S SOMETHING IN THE MIDDLE AND IT'S GIVING ME A RASH
Basically it is an extension for AIM
Benefits- All of your chat boxes in one tabbed window for easy orginization, logging of conversations, custimization of what buttons appear on buddy list, suppression of advertisements.
Drawbacks- It is still basically AIM, it costs a small sum of cash, although I can't remember how much. *cough*
I tried Miranda in a fit of downloading low-footprint replacement software, and eventually gave up on it. My complaints are mainly with respect to its AIM functionality; I assume the other platforms suffer similar shortfalls, though. It's lacking in some fairly critical respects, which there simply weren't plugins to fix -- the main things that come to mind are no file transferring and no masked hyperlinks (ie attaching a hyperlink to other text, so clicking that text takes you along the link). The latter is particularly bad because it doesn't even indicate that there should be an underlined link there, which caused me some headaches.
Though one would be able to work around those flaws, if the people they were speaking with were aware of them, it was hardly worth the ~2mb smaller footprint Miranda offers over DeadAIM.
I used to use Trillian, but I realized that I didn't actually use my MSN and Yahoo accounts for any constructive chatting; I went through an experimentation phase with GAIM and Miranda, only to end up with DeadAIM. I believe it costs $5 to download, but don't quote me on that. Failing that, there're a handful of programs to strip AIM to a barebones client, stripping all the excess shit out; I've never actually used AIM proper, but it's probably not a bad client once all the useless things are taken out.
Slap a nice simple skin on the program and it's bliss.
- Full support for the top 5 IM clients (AIM, ICQ, IRC, MSN, Yahoo).
- Loads of plugins for doing things from checking your email to controlling other programs, to being a date book.
- Many many many skinning options.
- Everything pheezer said about Miranda is true about Trillian, save for it being open-source, plus it has an easier-to-use interface (IMO).
Cause it's awesome and that's what all my friends use.
Yeah.
On Windows boxes I like MSN Messenger though.
SODOMISE INTOLERANCE
Tide goes in. Tide goes out.
I've tried Trillian and Miranda and configuration with both are more than I care to deal with. Kopete is cool but is a little too KDE for my liking.
give http://www.e-messenger.net/ a bash it works more than well and lets you get your messages which is what this thread is for yeh ?
Cheers
anyone who uses AIM:
ditch the evil Deadaim, and use milldleman http://middleman.krunchsoftware.com/
use smilez http://users.mnemonic.net/freeezer/smilez.html
to get those super cool emoticons
Simple. And that's all I need.
I used trillian once but it seemed... fancy...
Other then that I think AIM is a POS.
-Mikal-
going to try gaim too.
I too rock the Adium duck.
It has pretty good open source developer base, it's very customizable (scripts, sounds, layout, etc) and just like Trillian, it logs into everything at once.
Recently I picked up Skype to video chat with people, something Adium and iChat can't seem to get right.
Sure, it doesn't have as much customization as aim, but at least it doesn't crap up your computer.
BECAUSE IT HOLDS THE POWER OF THE IMMORTALS?
No silly, it's the taste you can see!
YOU...WILL....DIE....
I use MSN 99% of the time, so i don't care.