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Chat Clients

20 posts · originally from https://geek.digit.in/community/threads/chat-clients.57382/

eagle_y2j
eagle_y2j Original post #1
May 9, 2007 at 8:07 PM
Which chat is best according to you for popular chat networks Yahoo and Gtalk etc...
ssk_the_gr8
ssk_the_gr8 #2
May 9, 2007 at 8:27 PM
pidgin & gaim r the same man
Ihatemyself
Ihatemyself #3
May 9, 2007 at 8:37 PM
gaim always d best
mediator
mediator #4
May 9, 2007 at 10:31 PM
I like both gaim and gyach.
*www.phrozensmoke.com/projects/pyvoicechat/

About Gyach Enhanced / pY! Voice Chat

Welcome to the home of Gyach Enhanced (Gyach-E) and pY! Voice Chat. Gyach Enhanced is currently THE most feature-rich Yahoo! client for Linux operating systems. It is an unofficial fork of the original Gyach, and supports almost all of the features you would expect to find on the official Windows Yahoo! client: Voice chat, webcams, faders, 'nicknames', audibles, avatars, display images, and more. Yet, it remains very light-weight and memory-friendly. Gyach Enhanced, pY! Voice Chat, and the Gyach-E Webcam Utilities all use Gtk-2 for their user interfaces (Gtk-2 2.0.6 or better required).

Gyach Enhanced is intended to be a deliberate departure from the growing trend of 'multi-protocol'/'multi-platform' messaging and chat clients which often suffer from half-baked or non-existent support for major features such as voice, webcams, privacy, security, and spam control, and generally offer slower adoption of new protocol features that Windows users have access to almost immediately with each new Y! Messenger release. Gyach Enhanced is never intended to be a 'multi-protocol' application (i.e., not intended for connecting to MSN, AIM, etc.) as I would rather use a client that handles one messaging system and handles it well, than a client that handles only the 'basics' on several systems.
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QwertyManiac
QwertyManiac #5
May 9, 2007 at 10:40 PM
Kopete is much more feature full but I use Pidgin more, cause of Gnome :)
Zeeshan Quireshi
Zeeshan Quireshi #6
May 9, 2007 at 10:53 PM
but i normally use KUbuntu so kopete for me
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tanmoy_rajguru2005 #7
May 9, 2007 at 11:05 PM
I use Gaim and never felt to change to other.
vish786
vish786 #10
Aug 3, 2007 at 10:35 PM
oh man... i am using lot many here... dont know which one too vote... i use all ... yes all

irssi, gaim, pidgin on windows :D, kopete, xchat, ircclient. since different distros have different software inbuilt.
Pathik
Pathik #11
Aug 3, 2007 at 10:43 PM
Arey but GAIM is now PIDGIN... they shd be in the same option...
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ThinkFree #12
Aug 4, 2007 at 9:24 AM
Gaim
cynosure
cynosure #13
Aug 4, 2007 at 9:26 AM
I only use gaim so cant comment on others :p
Garbage
Garbage #14
Aug 5, 2007 at 7:45 PM
me ??? Pidgin !!!
Ankur Gupta
Ankur Gupta #15
Aug 5, 2007 at 9:23 PM
Pidgin works for me very well!!
Garbage
Garbage #16
Aug 5, 2007 at 9:34 PM
as Pidgin (formerly Gaim) supports most of the chatting protocols, it IS the most favorite.
praka123
praka123 #17
Aug 6, 2007 at 4:36 AM
gaim/pidgin works for me.
phreak0ut
phreak0ut #19
Aug 6, 2007 at 10:41 AM
Was using GAIM, haven't tried out Pidgin yet. I use Kopete for Y! as it supports better of those emoticons :D
infra_red_dude
infra_red_dude #20
Aug 6, 2007 at 11:24 AM
use gyach only for cam and voice support.