Wow, super helpful. Thank you! I'm on a Mac and will try these things out and get back to you.
I also need to know how to install this on Windows machines, so this is also helpful with that. Many thanks, Kate On Mar 10, 2011, at 5:05 PM, Kat Hanna wrote: > Hi Kate, > > On Wed, 9 Mar 2011, Katharine Krauss wrote: >> I'm new here. Really new. The typical question on this list is labeled >> something like this: Request: Pidgin plugin should request refresh if >> other user offline >> >> Here's my question: Which version of the software should I download >> and install? Because I've read everything pretty carefully and I still >> have no idea. > > It depends on your operating system and IM client. > > If you are using Windows, the easiest thing is to download and install > pidgin (http://www.pidgin.im/download/), which is an IM client that > works on most IM networks. Then download and install the OTR plugin > (http://www.cypherpunks.ca/otr/ just above the News section). Each of > these installations should just require you to run the installer. > > To enable OTR, start pidgin and open your Buddy List. Go to Tools > > Plugins. In the Plugins dialog check Off-the-Record Messaging and click > Close. > > Help on setting up pidgin, adding IM accounts, etc is at > http://www.pidgin.im/support/. > > If you are using Mac OS X, the easiest thing is to download and install > Adium (http://adium.im/). OTR is built into Adium, so you don't need a > plugin. > > Adium help is at http://adium.im/help/. > > If you are using Linux, it will depend on your distribution. > >> Is there something else I should read? I read the FAQ and it looks a >> lot like the Pidgin plugin situation. Could someone talk me through it >> by phone or, you know, Skype? > > Let me know how you do with the info above. If you still need help, I > can make time on Saturady for a phone call. > >> I'm learning to use this software so I can teach it to a group of >> people who really need it. And yes, they are stuck with me. >> >> Kate >> >> ps: Thanks for writing this software, whoever you are. > > Good luck! > > -Kat _______________________________________________ OTR-users mailing list OTR-users@lists.cypherpunks.ca http://lists.cypherpunks.ca/mailman/listinfo/otr-users