looking msn software in text based mode ?

ini_hendry · 08-15-2007, 10:14 PM

i'm looking for chat software like msn, but i want to run in text mode..
any recommendation ?

thx b4

slakmagik · 08-15-2007, 10:57 PM

I think centericq does that.

Nylex · 08-16-2007, 12:24 AM

What about Finch?

ini_hendry · 08-16-2007, 01:44 AM

finch is pidgin text-mode, and pidgin was known as Gaim..am i right ?

now i hv gaim installed (built-in) in my fedora 6.
Do i hv to update gaim to fidgin ?
or gaim itself already have text-mode version ?

Nylex · 08-16-2007, 02:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ini_hendry

finch is pidgin text-mode, and pidgin was known as Gaim..am i right ?

Yes.

Quote:

now i hv gaim installed (built-in) in my fedora 6.
Do i hv to update gaim to fidgin ?
or gaim itself already have text-mode version ?

I can't actually remember if old versions of Gaim had a text based version, though I'm thinking not (I could be wrong, obviously). In any case, it'd probably be wise to use Pidgin.

ini_hendry · 08-16-2007, 08:46 PM

thx...~~
i'll try that.