Problem with gaim!
 

every time i try to log onto my msn acount it wont work. My aim account works fine, and i did the plugins thing. it always says: Free_Blade@hotmail.com was unable to sign on: Protocol not supported.

can someone plz help me

are u using the latest version of gaim?

can you plz help me install it? i am a total noob with linux and i don't know how to update it. could you plz help me go through it step by step?

which distro do u use? specify the version number...

sorry i am a total noob.... what do you mean by distro?
and how would i find out which one i am using?

:( hmpf i feel like a total noob HAHA and i was so good with windows:(

SuSE, Fedora, Mandrake, Slackware, any of those ring a bell?
go to a terminal (If your using KDE, go to the "Start" button -> System -> Terminals -> Konsole) and type "uname -r" (without the quotes) and paste the output here

uhm i am using redhat 9.0 if thats what your asking

yeah redhat 9.0 needs an update for gaim...google for gaim, download the file ...it will prob be gaim-something.rpm
save it on ure desktop
open a terminal such as konsole or gnome-terminal

cd to whatever directory u saved the install file..

for eb, if u saved it in ure home directory , u have to type..

cd /home/yourusername

then u do a

rpm -Uvh gaim*

in the konsole

it should upgrade and things should be fine..