* dman ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) [Jan 18. 2002 00:12]: > On Thu, Jan 17, 2002 at 07:51:58PM -0800, Mark Ferlatte wrote:
> | I never understood the appeal of an IM, other than it tells you if > | someone's online. Email always seemed to be plenty fast enough, and a > | lot easier to deal with. [...] > (FWIW UNIX had the first IM called 'talk', too bad I never see it used > anymore (in fact, I can't get it to work at school)) How about kibitz? :-) I think it still comes packaged in the examples directory with expect. If you need to carry on a conversation it's pretty annoying, but it can be fun. -- Brian Clark | Avoiding the general public since 1805! Fingerprint: 07CE FA37 8DF6 A109 8119 076B B5A2 E5FB E4D0 C7C8 Scaldophobia: Fear the toilet will flush while showering.
