Comparison of instant messengers - Protocol support

Information on the instant messaging protocols that each client supports. Note 1: Plugin available [3] Note 2: Plugin available Note 3: Interoperability with proprietary protocols can be achieved using server-side gateways (so-called transports) in Jabber. Note 4: Plugin available, but requires Skype to be installed. Note 5: LAN and chat protocols supported for Miranda include NetSend, WinPopup, Nov ...

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Information on what features each of the clients support. Note 1: Plug-in system to add/expand the default features for the application, or protocol. Such as (but not limited to) Trillian chat client - Plugins Note 2: Third party add-ons which are usually not approved by the author of the application and are usually standalone. Such as (but not limited to) AOL Instant messenger - Third-party add-ons Note 4: Proprietary; compatible only to itself. Note 5: ICQ: SSL-encrypt ...

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Information on what advanced conferencing features each of the clients support. = With the Gizmo plugin. Note 1: MirandaComm plugin allows voice communcation between two Miranda users who have the plugin installed. Only tested with users of ICQ protocol. Note 2: There is a project called gaim-vv aimed at adding voice and video functionality. At the moment, it's being backported to the main Gaim source tree, and will be an official part of Gaim on version 2.0. [5] See also:

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The operating systems the clients can run on without emulation or compatibility layers. Note 1: The Mac OS X version must be self compiled, and will only run with an X server and GTK+ installed. Note 2: Requires ANSI terminal. See e.g. Windows ANSI driver problem on how to load ANSI.SYS. Note 3: MSN Web Messenger can be used with a compatible browser and valid Microsoft Passport Network account. Note 4: Numerous talk/ytal ...

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