Instant Messaging

Gaim and Kopete

Gaim and Kopete are included in SUSE® Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 for instant messaging. Both support popular instant messaging (IM) networks such as AOL, MSN, Yahoo! and Jabber. And for added security within the enterprise, Novell has added support for Novell GroupWise® Messenger, which increases security and control by encrypting messages.

Gaim

Gaim is a multi-protocol instant messaging client for Linux, BSD, MacOS X and Windows. It is compatible with AIM and ICQ (Oscar protocol), MSN Messenger, Yahoo!, IRC, Jabber, Gadu-Gadu and Zephyr networks.

Gaim users can log in to multiple accounts on multiple IM networks simultaneously. This means that you can be chatting with friends on AOL Instant Messenger, talking to a friend on Yahoo Messenger, and sitting in an IRC channel all at the same time.

Gaim supports many features of the various networks, such as file transfer, away messages, typing notification, and MSN window closing notification. It also goes beyond that and provides many unique features. A few popular features are Buddy Pounces, which notify you, send a message, play a sound, or run a program when a specific buddy goes away, signs online, or returns from idle; and plugins, consisting of text replacement, a buddy ticker, extended message notification, iconify on away and more.

Gaim runs on a number of platforms, including Windows, Linux, and Qtopia (Sharp Zaurus and iPaq).

Gaim integrates well with GNOME 2 and the KDE 3.1 system tray, as well as Windows' own system tray. This allows you to work with Gaim without requiring the buddy list window to be up at all times.

Kopete

Kopete is an instant messenger supporting AIM, ICQ, MSN, Yahoo!, Jabber, IRC, Novell GroupWise Messenger and more. It is designed as a flexible and extensible multi-protocol system using plugins.

The goal of Kopete is to provide users with a standard and easy-to-use interface to all of their instant messaging systems. At the same time, Kopete also gives developers many features that make it easier to support a new protocol.

Kopete supports all commonly used instant messaging protocols, and the Kopete team provides templates for developers to base new plugins on. Kopete also features tools to enhance your IM, such as message encryption, archiving and many other fun and useful effects.

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