Instant Messenger Clients

downquark1 · 24-04-2004, 13:43

Here are some very nice instant messenger clients for mac. Especially if you have different IM providers:

Fire
Proteus

I'm currently using proteus

Post your favourite IM client for PC or otherwise

MadGamer · 24-04-2004, 13:49

MSN Messenger with msgplus (hack)
AOL Instant Messenger

**Chris** · 24-04-2004, 13:54

Just got round to tying out iChat the other day (AIM client built into Mac OSX). Vrey pleased with it, nice and simple. I'd love to have a go at the one in OSX 10.3, as it can do video (not that I've got anyone to do video messaging with

)

**Paul** · 24-04-2004, 14:09

MSN Messenger with msgplus2

**Chris** · 24-04-2004, 14:11

Does anyone on this forum use a webcam with their IM client?

MadGamer · 24-04-2004, 14:12

Quote:

Originally Posted by towny

Does anyone on this forum use a webcam with their IM client?

I do with MSN.

dilli-theclaw · 24-04-2004, 14:13

I use :-

Msn Messegner
Yahoo Messenger
AMSN
DMSN
Trillian

Although not all at the same time

MadGamer · 24-04-2004, 14:15

Quote:

Originally Posted by dilligaf1701

I use :-

Msn Messegner
Yahoo Messenger
AMSN
DMSN
Trillian
Although not all at the same time

Ive heard of most of them but whats AMSN and DMSN?

Defiant · 24-04-2004, 14:16

Quote:

Originally Posted by dilligaf1701

Although not all at the same time

I thought that was the whole idea of Trillian though

**Chris** · 24-04-2004, 14:20

Quote:

Originally Posted by WNA

I do with MSN.

Well, I'd love to do a video chat with you. Just a couple of problems:

1. MSN for Mac doesn't support audio/video.
2. Very few IM clients for Mac actually do, it appears.
3. The latest version of iChat (AIM for Mac OSX) does do audio/video, but you need OSX version 10.3 and I don't have ÃƒÆ’Ã†â€™ÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â€šÂ¬Ã…Â¡ÃƒÆ’Ã¢â‚¬Å¡Ãƒâ€šÃ‚Â£80/90 to spend on upgrading my OS at the mo'.
4. I don't have a webcam

Jon M · 24-04-2004, 14:20

http://www.miranda-im.org .. easily the best I've used
(I bought trillian at one point, but gave the licence away when i found miranda)

MadGamer · 24-04-2004, 14:22

Quote:

Originally Posted by towny

Well, I'd love to do a video chat with you. Just a couple of problems:

1. MSN for Mac doesn't support audio/video.
2. Very few IM clients for Mac actually do, it appears.
3. The latest version of iChat (AIM for Mac OSX) does do audio/video, but you need OSX version 10.3 and I don't have ÃƒÆ’Ã†â€™ÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â€šÂ¬Ã…Â¡ÃƒÆ’Ã¢â‚¬Å¡Ãƒâ€šÃ‚Â£80/90 to spend on upgrading my OS at the mo'.
4. I don't have a webcam

Im guessing you only have a Mac then?

ZrByte · 24-04-2004, 14:22

Quote:

Originally Posted by WNA

Ive heard of most of them but whats AMSN and DMSN?

Dont know about DMSN but AMSN is a client to connect to the MSN messanger network. I Think it was originally intened for Linux users, though there are windows versions now.
There are some enhanced features over standard MSN such as...
Block detection (See when somebody has blocked you)
Emoticons show in Nicklist (for some reason microsoft have yet to add this to MSN)
There are also different forms of away (No activity wich is good, this lets you know if somebody has left thier computer but hasnt switched it to away, it is also handy if somebody has set thier MSN to away but is still using thier computer)
Custom away Response (Automatically replies to any PM sent to you with your chosen away message.)

dilli-theclaw · 24-04-2004, 14:28

Quote:

Originally Posted by Defiant

I thought that was the whole idea of Trillian though

Yeah - but not being very populor on yahoo (I only have a couple of people on there) I usually just stick with msn or dmsn.

**Chris** · 24-04-2004, 14:33

Quote:

Originally Posted by WNA

Im guessing you only have a Mac then?

ONLY??!!!??!! Why you cheeky little .......