From: Angus Hedger on
On Tue, Aug 10, 2010 at 9:13 PM, <jidanni(a)jidanni.org> wrote:
> I was told to "MSN" somebody. So which MSN replacement program do you
> folks recommend of
> $ apt-cache search MSN | wc -l
> 53
> given that I don't use KDE etc. but just nodm.
>
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Hey,

I would recommend pidgin if you just need the basics of msn (it does
support file transfer though), or amsn if you need more advanced stuff
such as webcam support, there are also tons of web based msn clients
[1] if you wish,

Regards.

Angus

[1] http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&&sa=X&ei=moRiTNLuIKf60wTl_aGYCQ&ved=0CBQQBSgA&q=web+msn


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From: Aaron Toponce on
On Wed, Aug 11, 2010 at 04:13:42AM +0800, jidanni(a)jidanni.org wrote:
> I was told to "MSN" somebody. So which MSN replacement program do you
> folks recommend of
> $ apt-cache search MSN | wc -l
> 53
> given that I don't use KDE etc. but just nodm.

Bitlbee.

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From: Brian Ryans on
Quoting Angus Hedger on 2010-08-11 06:09:39, in Message-Id
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> I would recommend pidgin if you just need the basics of msn (it does
> support file transfer though), or amsn if you need more advanced stuff
> such as webcam support, there are also tons of web based msn clients
> [1] if you wish,
> [1] http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&&sa=X&ei=moRiTNLuIKf60wTl_aGYCQ&ved=0CBQQBSgA&q=web+msn

Seconded on both accounts.

Also, the output of the following command will be helpful:

$ aptitude search '~Gprotocol::msn-messenger'
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From: jidanni on
>>>>> "BR" == Brian Ryans <brian.l.ryans(a)gmail.com> writes:
>> I would recommend pidgin...
BR> Seconded on both accounts.
speaking of which, one needs to first see
http://developer.pidgin.im/wiki/Using%20Pidgin#HowdoIregisterforanewaccount
OK. pidgin seems to work. Thanks. By the way,
BR> Also, the output of the following command will be helpful:
BR> $ aptitude search '~Gprotocol::msn-messenger'
I get no results. Should I report an aptitude bug?
$ aptitude search '~Gprotocol::msn-messenger'
$ apt-cache policy aptitude
aptitude:
Installed: 0.6.3-3
Candidate: 0.6.3-3
Version table:
*** 0.6.3-3 0
500 http://ftp.tw.debian.org unstable/main Packages
100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
>>Do a Google search first.
That's what I did. Too many results.


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From: Tzafrir Cohen on
On Fri, Aug 13, 2010 at 10:08:02AM +0800, jidanni(a)jidanni.org wrote:
> >>>>> "BR" == Brian Ryans <brian.l.ryans(a)gmail.com> writes:
> >> I would recommend pidgin...
> BR> Seconded on both accounts.
> speaking of which, one needs to first see
> http://developer.pidgin.im/wiki/Using%20Pidgin#HowdoIregisterforanewaccount
> OK. pidgin seems to work. Thanks. By the way,
> BR> Also, the output of the following command will be helpful:
> BR> $ aptitude search '~Gprotocol::msn-messenger'
> I get no results. Should I report an aptitude bug?
> $ aptitude search '~Gprotocol::msn-messenger'

On my squeeze system:

$ aptitude search '~Gprotocol::msn-messenger'
p amsn - An MSN messenger written in Tcl
p ayttm - Universal instant messaging client
i bitlbee - An IRC to other chat networks gateway
p bitlbee-dev - An IRC to other chat networks gateway
p centerim - A text-mode multi-protocol instant messeng
p centerim-fribidi - A text-mode multi-protocol instant messeng
p centerim-utf8 - A text-mode multi-protocol instant messeng
p emesene - platform independent MSN Messenger client
p finch - text-based multi-protocol instant messagin
p gaim-themes - Transitional dummy package
p kmess - MSN messenger for KDE
i kopete - instant messaging and chat application
p l7-protocols - protocol definitions for the Linux layer 7
p libpurple-bin - multi-protocol instant messaging library -
i A libpurple0 - multi-protocol instant messaging library
p msn-pecan - alternative MSN protocol plug-in for libpu
i pidgin - graphical multi-protocol instant messaging
i pidgin-extprefs - extended preferences plugin for the instan
p pidgin-otr - Off-the-Record Messaging plugin for pidgin
p pymsnt - MSN transport for Jabber
p python-jabber - Python module for the Jabber instant messa
p python-papyon - MSN client library written in Python
p python-twisted-words - Chat and Instant Messaging
i A qutecom - SIP-based software telephone with video an
p sim - simple instant messenger (KDE)
p sim-qt - simple instant messenger (Qt)
p telepathy-butterfly - MSN connection manager for Telepathy
i telepathy-haze - A telepathy connection manager that use li

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