[CLUE-Talk] Re: CLUE-Talk: [Fwd: AOL (ugh) Instant Messaging]

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Guys,

If anyone wants to use Instant Messaging, why not use Jabber. They are
open source and located right here in Denver. In fact I have two buddies
who work there. Jabber and Gabber also have gateways to AIM and ICQ.
Go visit:

    jabber.com
    jabber.org
    jabbercentral.*

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"Michael J. Hammel" wrote:

> Thus spoke Lynn Danielson
> > Steve Ekwall wrote:
> > > Hi all,
> > >
> > > just a quick question (newbie here - haven't checked the archives)
> > >
> > >  I just read in the Rocky Mountain News (sept 19, 00, pg38A/_39A_):
> > >
> > > "..In fact, some users of Linux, a free operating system that competes
> > > with Microsoft Windows, say they currently are able to send instant
> > > messages to AOL users.  AOL didn't respond to queries about the Linux
> > > users' claims. <br>
>
> This is true these days, as AOL has released their own AOL Instant
> Messenger for Linux product (downloadable for free).
>
> > >   In September 1998, AOL posted on the Web its technical
> > > specifications for how to write a Linux program that works with
> > > AOL's message system. AOL ~removed~ the posting in July 1999, when
> > > the battle over instant messaging began to heat up.  AOL says it
> > > took it down because it was being used commercially instead of by
> > > computer hobbyists......."
> > > <END quote>
> > >
> > > Question is this still available?  .. is it under some prog. name on
> > > my current Caldera Linux 2.3 CD files?  or RedHat 6.1 ??
>
> gaim was one such program.  I think there was another as well.  But unless
> you really want source code, you could just get the AOL version.  It seems
> to work just fine (though I'm not a heavy AIM user).
>
> More info (I think) is at http://www.aol.com/aim.
> --
> Michael J. Hammel                               The Graphics Muse
> mjhammel at graphics-muse.org                      http://www.graphics-muse.com
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