I have used both Gaim and Kopete. One feature missing from Gaim makes Kopete my preference.
I found that Gaim did not automatically add all of my ICQ "buddies" like it did for MSN. (ICQ contacts had to be added manually) Kopete did it automatically with both. Robert -----Original Message----- From: Daniel Fone [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, 25 March 2003 09:15 p.m. To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Amsn problem Hi Howard, >i did have amsn (msn messenger clone) installed & running, but this seems to >have struck problems once i got home- maybe it was something to do with >being on a lan at the install & modem at home ?? What _exactly_ is the problem? If you can provide more details, chances are considerably better that someone can help. If you *really* can't get it working then I suggest you try "gaim". It should have been included in you Mandrake install and it will be in "Networking" --> "Instant messaging" --> "Gaim". You will need to install the MSN libraries for gaim which is a very simple matter. From the main screen (gaim) click "Plugins" then "Load" then select "libmsn.so". When you setup an account (which is fairly intuitive, click "Accounts", "Add"...) you will need to set the protocol to MSN. Your screen name is your login name and your Alias is what you want to be seen as. The reason I like gaim is that it supports almost every chat protocol there is (including ICQ). The only advantage amsn has that I know of, is the automatic intergration with your hotmail account, ie the bit that says "32 new messages". I hope this helps in some way. For more info on gaim, goto http://gaim.sorceforge.net/ Good luck, Daniel -- ****************************************** This E-mail was sent using 100% recyclable electrons :-) ******************************************
