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

[Ken Scott]

The program that I know works is GAIM <http://www.marko.net/gaim>. It runs
under Gnome Desktop. There are probably many others, but this one works
for sure. 

On Wed, 20 Sep 2000, Lynn Danielson wrote:

> 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_):
> > 
> > <quote>
> > "..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>
> >   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 ??
> > 

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