[TriLUG] IM server solution for MS Messenger clients

[jbrigman at nc.rr.com]

Matt, Cristobal, etc. are right - there's an embarrassing embarrassment of embarrassing riches when it comes to Open Source IM, and lots of compatibility.

Pidgin used to be GAIM...hence it is the studliest IM client ever was. MSN compatibility? Absolutely. Hoo Hah!

One comment: Test for compatibility with the infernal hordes of closed IM clients. GAIM wouldn't do file transfers with MSN or Yahoo IM clients.

JKB
---- Matt Frye <mattfrye at gmail.com> wrote: 
> I'm just trying to understand the question here...
> 
> > On 9/4/07, Jeff The Riffer <riffer at vaxer.net> wrote:
> > >
> > > I was hoping to find an open source IM server that would be compatible
> > > with Microsoft's client.
> 
> Why would you want that?  If you're going to install a server product
> and you think highly enough of open source to use it on the server
> end, why not use an open source client?  The Pidgin client supports
> MSN, Yahoo, Jabber, etc.
> 
> MPF
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