AIM

Don't use AIM anymore!
But, sometimes when no one's on MSN I'll use it :P
*points under avatar* All there!

Lunami - Pidgin?

What's MSN?

I think it's Microsoft's version of, like, Yahoo and stuff.

They're coming out with too much stuff, confusing me and whatnot.

Which is why I stick with one thing.

^ Why can't I thank your post? :O

You can only thank posts that are made in a thread you made, to my knowledge. It's kinda lame. D:
Plussing and minusing posts is the best we can do right now.. =\

Oh! Well, that's alright. A plus and minus is better :3

That's right~ >:3

I should be more aware of the plus and minus thing.

Perhaps. It's not that important.

Maybe not. But I feel like I never think of it.

Aw, that's lame. Think of it on occasion. :D

Exactly!

You go, girl~

O_o

Yoyo wrote:Lunami - Pidgin?

Pidgin is a multi protocol IM client that allows you to sign into various IM's, without actually using said IM. For example, my Pidgin allows me to sign into as many of the following as I wish; AIM, Bonjour, Facebook (through plugin), Gadu-Gadu, Google Talk, GroupWise, ICQ, IRC, MSN, MXit, MySpaceIM, QQ, SILC, SIMPLE, Sametime, XMPP, Yahoo, and Yahoo Japan.

So, using MSN Messenger, Yahoo Messenger, and AOL Instant Messenger, I can use one, small program, and sign into each, and therefore talk to all three groups. Not everyone I know uses just AIM, for example, so it's easier for me this way. Unfortunately, Pidgin doesn't do mic and webcam chats, and certain IM specific featueres for certain things. For example, I can do the Yahoo Draw thing from YIM on Pidgin, but I can't do photosharing. But, my favorite part is, I can use more than one address per protocol.

So I have 1 AIM (usually 2), 4 MSN, 2 YIM, and one XMPP for a group chat I use. I have different addresses for certain people or groups thereof. I used to have an AIM, MSN, and YIM just for people from WotN, for example.

It's also open source, so when there's an issue, there's a high chance of a solution being found in less than a week. Last problem I had was because MSN changed their certificates. I had a solution in 3 days.

http://pidgin.im/

KarateKeyaQ wrote:What's MSN?

MSN is a protocol built by Microsoft. It's similar to AOL Instant Messenger in how it works, but it's different in it's features and who you can contact. For the most part, if you have AIM, you can't talk to people on MSN. However, a while ago, MSN and YIM have made a deal in a way, that allows you to contact people through the other. So if you add an MSN address to your YIM, you can talk to them, and vice versa. Last time I tried this though, there was a lot of errors.

http://explore.live.com/windows-live-messenger?os=other


Really, it all comes down to preference, and who you're trying to contact. If someone you know has MSN, and you use AIM, someone's gotta use both, and when it comes to computers, not everyone has one capable of running all of the above.

So the whole point is - are you going to share your name/names for this??

Like I said, when I make a new one. xD

Haha. ^^

SSS left me on AIM! O:

I didn't do it on purpose!

I'll make a new one tomorrow ish. Should prolly PM myself a reminder...

Yes indeed! Nothing better than a message from your past self to remind you to do something.

*nods* Those kinds of PMs are surprisingly helpful.