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Instant messaging is a good way to coordinate with others when email might be too slow and short messages are good enough. A number of major ISPs now support various instant messaging protocols, and many clients can connect to several of them. This page will try to summarize the ones we have tried.
We might install a local jabber server in the near future.
Major IM protocols and providers[edit]
See wikipedia links below for a more complete list.
Clients[edit]
See also wikipedia:List of Jabber clients and wikipedia:Comparison of instant messengers
| client | home | type | protocol(s) | availability |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pidgin | [1] | GUI | all? | installed on biot (as gaim) |
| naim | [2] | text | most | installed on biot |
| centericq | [3] | text | most | installed on biot and carnot |
| Spark | GUI | jabber | java based, only works in linux, windows | |
| Adium | GUI | all? | MacOS X |
Servers[edit]
See also wikipedia:List of Jabber Server Software