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Thread ID: 80685 2007-07-02 01:04:00 Which Universal IM Program? stuffed (1469) Press F1
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564909 2007-07-02 01:04:00 Instant messaging – understand there are some programs that combine across Windows Messenger, Skype, Yahoo etc.
Any suggestions on the best?
Many thanks
stuffed (1469)
564910 2007-07-02 01:22:00 Trillian supports AIM, ICQ, MSN, Yahoo Messenger, and IRC but not too sure about skype. ronyville (10611)
564911 2007-07-02 02:08:00 I don't even consider using any of the examples you mentioned.

I use GTalk and if someone is too lazy to get it for themselves, then I just cross them off my IM list.
SurferJoe46 (51)
564912 2007-07-02 03:20:00 I use GTalk for talking. Otherwise MSN for IM and occasionaly an MSN game. mejobloggs (264)
564913 2007-07-02 06:08:00 Go Pidgin (pidgin.im)! - [previously known as Gaim]

Supports:
* AIM
* Bonjour
* Gadu-Gadu
* Google Talk
* Groupwise
* ICQ
* IRC
* MSN
* QQ
* SILC
* SIMPLE
* Sametime
* XMPP
* Yahoo!
* Zephyr

Cross platform, open source application. No mention of Skype though ...
Jen (38)
564914 2007-07-02 06:45:00 No voice support on Pidgin though, so not true Gtalk support :( mejobloggs (264)
564915 2007-07-02 07:12:00 Trillian does Skype, but you have to pay for it. bob_doe_nz (92)
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