Re: Alternative to KoPete

From: Tim Kynerd (tim_at_tram.nu)
Date: 09/13/04


Date: Mon, 13 Sep 2004 19:26:52 +0200

Frank Kuypers wrote:
> Tim Kynerd wrote:
>
>> roodwriter@core.com wrote:
>>
>>> Andrew Brown wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>> Hi,
>>>>
>>>> Am Looking for a Good Alternative to Kopete, Supporting MSN, AIM and
>>>> ICQ, also I dont seem to be able to send files through MSN, which could
>>>> be down to Kopete.
>>>>
>>>> Andrew
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Try GAIM. I'm not sure about the file sending, though. I haven't seen
>>> the new version.
>>
>>
>>
>> I am using Gaim version 0.80 and have sent files back and forth
>> (received under MSN Messenger and sent under Yahoo! Messenger) without
>> any problems.
>>
>
>
> Is there a Suse rpm for gaim that anyone know of, or would the Redhat
> RPM work just fine on Suse.?

(Replies to the NG are good; replies by E-mail are less good; replies to
both are bad. Please don't.)

Hmm, now I'm starting to wonder where apt got 0.80 from. You can get
0.78 and 0.79 here:

http://www.rubberturnip.org.uk/rpms/

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