> 2. are there linux versions for all these clients?
> - mirc is no problem, I'm sure there are loads of chat clients that
> offer the same functionality.
X-Chat is goddamn good. At the console, I prefer BitchX.
> - there is a linux ICQ clone - can't remember the name, but searching on
> freshmeat will turn it up quite soon.
There must be over 100 of them. I use GnomeICU.
> - MSN, Yahoo and AOL need to be looked into. People are not going to
> stop using it, and cybercafe operators will not want to turn away
> customers.
GAIM for AOL is pretty good. It even supports the new protocols. GtkYahoo
takes care of the other category (haven't seen it yet, just downloaded it).
MSN on Linux is either a nice joke or someone's idea of showing Microsoft
the finger. I'm not aware of any client supporting this protocol.
Kiran Jonnalagadda
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