An alternative freeware to Trillian program (chat program with MSN Yahoo and Aol Messenger)

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flo

Hello,

I'm looking for an alternative freeware to Trillian. Trillian has so many
bugs !

Hope you can help me, thanks !
 
flo said:
Hello,

I'm looking for an alternative freeware to Trillian. Trillian
has so many bugs !
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Without doubt: Miranda:

http://miranda-im.org/

Very lightweight, support for MSN/ICQ/IRC/Yahoo/Jabber/..., loads of
plugins to customize.

You can get the latest bleeding-edge test versions from here:

http://blog.miranda-im.org/

I have yet to encounter serious bugs in those test versions, and
most plugins don't work with the older, "stable" release anymore.

Regards,
Wald
 
wald scribebat:
Very lightweight, support for MSN/ICQ/IRC/Yahoo/Jabber/..., loads of
plugins to customize.
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Yes, that is true, but the downside is: Without plugins you have only
simple texts and standard icons. You already need a plugin (AddSmily) to
enable smilies. Yahoo is neither part of the standard configuration and you
need to get a plugin for that too.

But, once one has found a nice set of icons and smilies, the program is
really cool. I like it.
 
Any others suggestions ??

I'm not satisfied with this very simple program Miranda.

Thanks anyway.
 
Hello,

I'm looking for an alternative freeware to Trillian. Trillian has
so many bugs !

Hope you can help me, thanks !
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Personally, I think that Trillian is the best I've used despite the
bugs. However, since you asked..

Miranda: http://www.miranda-im.org/
Gaim: http://gaim.sf.net/
EasyMessage: http://www.easymessage.net/
Ayttm: http://ayttm.sf.net/

Of these, I liked Gaim the most, then Miranda, EasyMessage and Ayttm
bringing up the rear.

If you want a few I haven't tried...

Integrity Messenger, GEN2:
http://www.integritymessenger.com/downloads/im/gen2/
Paltalk: http://www.paltalk.com/PalTalkSite/
Instant-Messenger 2: http://www.messenger2.com/
 
flo said:
Very good program ! The only thing is that i can not send files.
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Lol... Miranda can. I suspect you've not been looking at the plugins to
extend Miranda's functionality.

Regards,
Wald
 
Onno Tasler said:
wald scribebat:

Yes, that is true, but the downside is: Without plugins you have only
simple texts and standard icons. You already need a plugin (AddSmily)
to enable smilies. Yahoo is neither part of the standard configuration
and you need to get a plugin for that too.

But, once one has found a nice set of icons and smilies, the program
is really cool. I like it.
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True, without plugins Miranda is not that attractive. Just as Firefox would
be a lot less attractive without extensions.

It just takes some time to get a balanced setup that is just right for you.
Once at that point, it's a joy to use.

Regards,
Wald
 
What about IM2?
http://www.im2.com/

Kindly regards.
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Im2 looks promising. Quick question about it before I do an install.
Can you asign individual sound files to buddies. Trillian allows you
to asign an individual sound file to each buddy, so instead of a pop up
window, you can "hear" when they come on line.
 
Hello Wald,

Could you please send me the plug-in for yahoo + emoticons to
(e-mail address removed)

Thanks in advance.


Best regards,
 
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flo said:
Hello Wald,

Could you please send me the plug-in for yahoo + emoticons to
(e-mail address removed)
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You can find the Yahoo plugin over here:

http://www.miranda-im.org/download/details.php?action=viewfile&id=
1248

HOWEVER: this plugin should be included in the download, so you
probably won't need to install it separately.

For smileys: better install the whole TabSRMM plugin (for tabbed
chat windows), it includes the SmileyAdd plugin for smileys. Get
it at:

http://hell.at.eu.org/forums/

The most recent version can be downloaded at the top, right under
"News".

A tip: take some time to browse through their plugins section,
you're guaranteed to find some very handy stuff over there.

Good luck,
Wald
 
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