Dumb Inquiry! Instant messenger?

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I have been following this NG for some time but I can not remember a post
about any instant messenger software. Hopefully this is not OT. Is there a
good and true freeware IM out there.

Thank you in advance,

Dave H.

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In DH posted:
I have been following this NG for some time but I can not remember a
post about any instant messenger software. Hopefully this is not OT.
Is there a good and true freeware IM out there.

Thank you in advance,

Dave H.
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I use and like Trillian Basic.
http://www.ceruleanstudios.com/products/overview_basic.php

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In DH posted:

I use and like Trillian Basic.
http://www.ceruleanstudios.com/products/overview_basic.php

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Thank you for your response. Doesn't Trillion require that you have an
account with one of the other services? Can two people that have Trillion
talk to each other. Maybe I need to read more of their features.

Again thanks,

Dave H.
 
In DH posted:
Thank you for your response. Doesn't Trillion require that you have
an account with one of the other services?
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Yes, username.
Can two people that have
Trillion talk to each other.
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Yes, if ...
Maybe I need to read more of their
features.
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http://www.ceruleanstudios.com/products/features_basic.php


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Yes, username.


Yes, if ...

http://www.ceruleanstudios.com/products/features_basic.php


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Again thanks but based on what I have read from their faq's, I need to
subscribe to AIM, or MSN or ..... one of these services. This defeats the
idea of freeware because of all the crap (excuse choice of words) that these
services throw at you. Maybe I am misunderstanding what Trillian is all
about.

Can I load Trillian on my computer without any other client and communicate
with another person that has only Trillian loaded?

Dave H.
 
In DH posted:
Again thanks but based on what I have read from their faq's, I need to
subscribe to AIM, or MSN or ..... one of these services. This
defeats the idea of freeware because of all the crap (excuse choice
of words) that these services throw at you. Maybe I am
misunderstanding what Trillian is all about.
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Not subscribe, just get a userID with that service in order to
communicate with another with an aim, icq, msn, or yahoo ID.
I use Trillian to im people with aim, yahoo, and msn IDs.
Can I load Trillian on my computer without any other client and
communicate with another person that has only Trillian loaded?
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Don't know, doubt it.
You don't need other client software on your system when using
Trillian, only a userID with them.
If just IM with one other why not both signup & use ICQ or AIM
software?

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Not subscribe, just get a userID with that service in order to
communicate with another with an aim, icq, msn, or yahoo ID.
I use Trillian to im people with aim, yahoo, and msn IDs.
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To clarify - most ( of not all ) of the big players have a three step
signup procedure.
First you have to enter some details about yourself. These are
typically fake, and it's wise to make a note of them in case you need
to reset your account. You may need to give a valid email addy...set
up a throwaway one.
Then you choose a username - and then you're asked to download all the
crap....( this is the bit you can skip ).

MSN used to require that you logged on to your hotmail account every
so often to keep it valid. I didn't, and my MSN account via Trillian
still works fine.

Regards,
 
I have been following this NG for some time but I can not remember a post
about any instant messenger software. Hopefully this is not OT. Is there a
good and true freeware IM out there.

Thank you in advance,
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I am really loving BitWise.

It runs from a single 890KB executable file if you don't care for skins and
silly plugins. File transfers are fast and reliable. It even does file
sharing with trusted partners. It's encrypted, so your conversations are far
more secure than other IM services.

If you do not wish to move away from MS, AOL, or ICQ, then I recommend
Miranda.

Bob

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Again thanks but based on what I have read from their faq's, I need to
subscribe to AIM, or MSN or ..... one of these services. This defeats the
idea of freeware because of all the crap (excuse choice of words) that these
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Ah. Try BitWise. Case closed. :)

Bob

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I have been following this NG for some time but I can not remember a post
about any instant messenger software. Hopefully this is not OT. Is there a
good and true freeware IM out there.

Thank you in advance,

Dave H.
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I agree with bob adkins.I like bitwise.If your friends are using msn then
get something like gilly messenger which is msn without the ads and crap ,
but with many more functions.Version 3 should be out shortly , which will
support file transfer.
http://www.cracksoft.net.pk/gillymsgr.php
me
 
I have been following this NG for some time but I can not remember a post
about any instant messenger software. Hopefully this is not OT. Is there a
good and true freeware IM out there.
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Here are two recent threads:

1. Miranda vs. Trillian Basic
http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=...491C9BAA20E3iaincheyne%40193.38.113.46&rnum=1

2. Freeware AIM (AOL IM) Message Logger?
http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=...jwej%24.14eynaf22x1wh.dlg%4040tude.net&rnum=1

I don't use tinyurl or equivalents...sorry.
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As others have said, most of the third-party clients still require a (free)
sign-up for a userID/name and password, which is the only way one can
access the service, whether it be AIM, Yahoo, MSN, ICQ, IRC, etc. Once you
have the third-party client installed and obtain a (free) id, no other
software is required (I use Trillian to talk to other AIM service users and
I have no AOL software installed on my machine).

Some third-party clients offer connections to multiple services (for
example, Trillian , Miranda, Exodus offer multiple service connectivity)
.... some do not. Here is a link which provides a handy summary of clients,
features, interoperability, and additional info:

http://www.bigblueball.com/im/interoperability.asp

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Of Trillian and Miranda, I tried Trillian (and liked it), then switched to
Miranda for a short time based on comments made by others in this group.
While I wanted to like Miranda, it ultimately did not provide what I needed
as my main interest was connection to the AIM service. Miranda uses the AIM
TOC login protocol rather than AIM OSCAR, which limits AIM functionality
(no file transfers, no reading away messages, etc.) Also, in general terms,
the ability of Miranda to use plug-ins is intriguing, but most of the
plug-ins just get you up to what I would call normal functionality for a
messaging client. I equate Miranda with a clock manufacturer offering a
clock with modular capability, but the only modules (which have to be
obtained and installed separately) are the hands, the movement, the face,
the numbers for the face ... you get my point. Miranda simply causes one to
scour through the plug-ins for hours downloading each one after deciding
what it does compared to others you have already downloaded, only to end up
with about what you get by simply downloading Trillian Basic all at one go
(I have to say that the only really interesting "non-basic functionality"
plug-in I found of any interest was a note / alarm plug-in which turned
Miranda into a messager with ATNotes-like capability. I switched back to
Trillian and reloaded ATNotes.

Since everyone has different needs, you will want to try several clients to
determine what is best for you considering the protocols you would like to
use.
 
DH said:
I have been following this NG for some time but I can not remember a post
about any instant messenger software. Hopefully this is not OT. Is there a
good and true freeware IM out there.

Thank you in advance,

Dave H.
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Wow! TMI

Thanks all for your most informative responses. I suspect that I will go
with Trillion just because I occasionally will want to converse with AIM and
ICQ users and I the ability to transfer files is a necessary feature.

Again thanks,

Dave H.
 
["Art Iculos Libres"; Tue, 24 Feb 2004 23:16:03 GMT]
Miranda simply causes one to scour through the plug-ins for hours
downloading each one after deciding what it does compared to others
you have already downloaded, only to end up with about what you get by
simply downloading Trillian Basic all at one go [...]
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Exactly! Miranda's overwhelming supply of mostly mediocre plug-ins is a
huge pain to go through.
 
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