GAIM is quite a good software. However, I often have problems connecting to the MSN server with GAIM. Probably, MSN has some undisclosed features which block third party software from connecting to them and using their resources, I mean, all the stupid ads in ICQ and MSN are removed from the client with GAIM. These two companies may not be very happy with GAIM.

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I get the "switchboard" error from MSN a lot while on GAIM. Not sure what it means, and it doesn't seem to have any effect, it's just annoying!

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Wow.. nice.

If the interface was nicer and more functional, I would use it. It has a lot more IM agents than Trillian.. hmm.. maybe this could be the next trillian?

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Gaim 2.0 looks promising, they have just released the Beta 3. I use trillian on my windows and Gaim on my ubuntu linux os. It can be downloaded from http://gaim.sourceforge.net/downloads.php.

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I love gaim, Open source programs are almost always more stable and more compatible. i like the looks of the newest one with the menu's and such, very sleak and easy to scroll through. The fact that it connects to all the messengers in one messenger is a plus, that way you don't have to have 10 different messgeners open for each screenname and all that junk. I'd recommend it to anyone you wants a straight forward messenger thats not to cluttered.

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