I think the best bet for a stable client is to run a good Windows client like Trillian under Wine. In fact, Wine seems perfect for this purpose, since the windows stuff has better protocol support and the API needs are pretty mild.
> -----Original Message----- > From: Rob Weir [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Thursday, September 05, 2002 7:54 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Most stable MSN and ICQ support? > > On Sat, Aug 31, 2002 at 06:36:43PM -0400, Chun Kit Edwin Lau wrote: > > Hi everyone, > > > > I want to find a stable MSN and ICQ client but don't know which > > one is. I know that icq changes its protocol a while ago. Don't know > > if any client support it. Are Gaim and Gabber ok? Thanx > > AFAIK, gabber uses the Jabber protocol to talk to a Jabber server. Each > Jabber server can run various gateways that let you communicate with > no-Jabber IM networks; e.g. MSN, ICQ, AIM. Support for these other > networks varies from Jabber-server to Jabber-server; I've tried a few > (tipic.com, myjabber.net, a couple of others I can't think of right > now), but none of them seem to support ICQ all that well (lots of > messages disappearing, both to and from me). > > -rob -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
