What Do You Think Is The Best Messenger?
#1
Posted 12 March 2005 - 10:42 PM
#2
Posted 12 March 2005 - 10:46 PM
Matt thinks trillian is better
instead of
Matt says:
thinks trillian is better
u just put /me at the beginning of ur sentence ^^
#4
Posted 12 March 2005 - 11:09 PM
If you have friends over several messenger networks. Trillian is perfect for you. I always use it when I'm on IRC and MSN.
#5
Posted 13 March 2005 - 01:04 AM
Anyway, this "Trillian" messenger sounds somewhat like ICQ; you can IM ICQ and AIM users; a very convenient thing, especially with the recent update of AIM terms of service.
#6
Posted 13 March 2005 - 01:41 AM
but msn limits u to 2 @@
#7
Posted 13 March 2005 - 03:14 AM
#8
Posted 13 March 2005 - 06:37 AM
And Gimli, you can leave messages for offline contacts in MSN, just download MSN Plus! .
#10
Posted 13 March 2005 - 12:34 PM
#11
Posted 13 March 2005 - 01:04 PM
#12
Posted 13 March 2005 - 07:05 PM
#13
Posted 13 March 2005 - 09:22 PM
#14
Posted 13 March 2005 - 10:13 PM
#15
Posted 13 March 2005 - 10:36 PM
If you mean messenger service, rather than program, I suppose MSN simply because of the extra features and more reliable backing.
#16
Posted 13 March 2005 - 11:08 PM
And mess.be has a ton of msn extensions and whatnot.
#17
Posted 14 March 2005 - 05:29 AM
#18
Posted 14 March 2005 - 12:40 PM
I do have a buddy on it but he dissapeared wonder why o.O(not that im never on or anything )
#19
Posted 14 March 2005 - 03:12 PM
I already voted, and I'm not changing my mind about this.
PS: Does anyone have ICQ? I have no ICQ contacts on my list ><
#20
Posted 14 March 2005 - 03:16 PM
#21
Posted 14 March 2005 - 05:43 PM
Ventrillo is pretty good too. It's vaguely along the lines of voice IRC. Useful for games and such.
#22
Posted 15 March 2005 - 05:58 AM
l3lueMage, on Mar 12 2005, 11:46 PM, said:
Matt thinks trillian is better
instead of
Matt says:
thinks trillian is better
u just put /me at the beginning of ur sentence ^^
Actually, Trillian's not really considered an messenger program, since, like you've stated, it's just all the messenger programs combined into one. It doesn't really make a difference, except for some bugs and strange problems, that it should be called a messenger itself.
#23
Posted 15 March 2005 - 02:18 PM
#24
Posted 15 March 2005 - 03:09 PM
#25
Posted 15 March 2005 - 03:13 PM
#26
Posted 15 March 2005 - 04:54 PM
Trillian isn't the only one that can do those things (which are rather trivial and basic). There's Gaim for example, which is Sourceforge supported, meaning open source and possibility for custom addons and skins (if you know how to code). I'm not sure about Trillian, but it allows panel docking, an addon to have encrypted, private conversations (or supposedly; I'll check it out), and as I've said, I like the UI more, mainly because it is cleaner and straightforward (unlike Trillian, which is more about looks).
#27
Posted 15 March 2005 - 05:28 PM
#28
Posted 15 March 2005 - 06:43 PM
Tachyon360, on Mar 15 2005, 03:18 PM, said:
But Trillian is a common interface to different messengers. It gives all the messengers abilities, and has nothing more to do with that. Simple as that.
#29
Posted 15 March 2005 - 06:48 PM
Andross, on Mar 15 2005, 02:54 PM, said:
Trillian isn't the only one that can do those things (which are rather trivial and basic). There's Gaim for example, which is Sourceforge supported, meaning open source and possibility for custom addons and skins (if you know how to code). I'm not sure about Trillian, but it allows panel docking, an addon to have encrypted, private conversations (or supposedly; I'll check it out), and as I've said, I like the UI more, mainly because it is cleaner and straightforward (unlike Trillian, which is more about looks).
if you are going for transfer speed, IrcSpy aka Mirc is the fastest, I agree wtih what Andross said, but only problem is Mirc is used for illegal stuff and most of the time isnt good quality(movies), for good quality Bittorent is the best.
#30
Posted 15 March 2005 - 09:23 PM
And TrillianPro costs money. Well, you don't have to pay...but Gaim is free and open-source anyway, so I don't really see many advantages when it comes to Trillian.
#31
Posted 15 March 2005 - 09:30 PM
#32
Posted 15 March 2005 - 10:01 PM
Crimson Barrel Knight, on Mar 15 2005, 07:43 PM, said:
What it does is provide the basic functionality of all the most common IM clients and utilizes a number of different IM networks, but it is independant of any of them.
Andross, on Mar 15 2005, 10:23 PM, said:
As for P2P, I'd suggest Shareaza. It uses eDonkey 2000, Gnutella (Limewire's network), and Gnutella 2, as well as providing a torrent download feature.
l3lueMage, on Mar 15 2005, 10:30 PM, said:
#33
Posted 15 March 2005 - 10:16 PM
#34
Posted 20 March 2005 - 01:15 AM
Andross, on Mar 15 2005, 04:54 PM, said:
Well, I really do want to try Gaim, but my brother just keeps uninstalling it because he says its 'too complex' when he could always see the Help files. But, if its complex, then I suspect it may have some good, advanced features.
#35
Posted 20 March 2005 - 12:26 PM
Gimli the Great, on Mar 20 2005, 02:15 AM, said:
Trillian = Gaim.
Gaim is seriously like, the same thing as Trillian but when it comes to features and looks, it is totally different FYI.
#36
Posted 20 March 2005 - 01:24 PM
Also, something odd I noticed with Trillian and MSNM: Auto-replies will work with MSNM on Trillian if you install the Messenger Plus! ( http://msgplus.net ) add-on for MSNM. Quite strange, yet convenient.
#37
Posted 20 March 2005 - 01:43 PM
#38
Posted 20 March 2005 - 08:16 PM
ICQ, AIM, MSN, YIM, and Trillian.
MSN > All of them
Better interface, features, look, feel, style, everyone at my school, and all my online friends use it.
#39
Posted 20 March 2005 - 09:23 PM
- ^_^ -
#40
Posted 20 March 2005 - 09:26 PM
I only have AIM and MSN. The only reason I have AIM is because all my friends like it better than MSN for some reason, which I really don't understand. =/
I suppose AIM is good for messing around with friends (with all the fun games and all) but MSN has more features, and looks better too.
#41
Posted 21 March 2005 - 08:05 PM
Wind Dude, on Mar 20 2005, 09:26 PM, said:
I have AIM for almost the same reason. Note how my AIM screen name is my (real-life) name. XD
#42
Posted 21 March 2005 - 10:33 PM
#43
Posted 22 March 2005 - 01:56 PM
#44
Posted 22 March 2005 - 04:07 PM
AOL Instant Messenger: http://www.aol.co.uk/aim
ICQ (I don't use it though): http://www.icq.com
MSN Messenger: http://messenger.msn.com
MSN Messenger 7.0 (Beta): http://messenger.msn.com/beta
Yahoo! Messenger: http://messenger.yahoo.com
NOTE: If you are using MSNM version 6.2 or under, it is imperative that you download MSNM 7.0 Beta because it doesn't have a critical security flaw that MSNM 6.2 has. I hear that it allows remote code execution on your computer, which is not good. Details about this security flaw are here: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/...n/MS05-009.mspx
This post has been edited by Gimli the Great: 22 March 2005 - 04:23 PM
#45
Posted 22 March 2005 - 04:11 PM
#46
Posted 22 March 2005 - 04:28 PM
#47
Posted 23 March 2005 - 06:15 AM
#48 Guest_princess of hearts_*
Posted 23 March 2005 - 03:15 PM
#49
Posted 29 March 2005 - 07:21 PM