Pidgin description:
Pidgin is a multi-protocol instant messaging client compatible with AIM (Oscar and TOC protocols), Yahoo, ICQ, MSN Messenger, Gadu-Gadu, IRC, Jabber and Zephyr networks.
Pidgin 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.
Pidgin supports many features of the various networks, such as file transfer (coming soon), away messages, typing notification, and MSN window closing notification.
Pidgin also goes beyond that and provides many unique features.
A few popular features are Buddy Pounces, which give the ability to 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 aw...
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Downloads: 475,464

User rating: Very Good (4.4/5)

License/Price: GPL / FREE

Developer: The Pidgin Team
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USER REVIEWS:
Xenon281 said: I have looked all over and cannot find how to login to yahoo messenger. When I go with the defaults, it hangs on the connecting prompt. Same if I change proxy settings and ports. I know it works for...
retchid said: Used this on Linux to get my emails from multiple online accounts - really takes the pain out of logging in. Was using yahoo messenger for yahoo account on windows but never bothered with the messa...
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POPULARITY:

Downloads: 132,929

User rating: Good (3.5/5)

License/Price: GPL (GNU... / FREE

Developer: Pidgin Team
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adam said: i hope that is working
ihsan said: i 've downloaded pidgin-2.6.2.tar.bz2 but i dont know how to compile it on linux (im beginner), please help me in that...
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