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Instant Message Interfaces

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by malosa Dec 17, 2002 last reply Dec 27, 2002

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Is there a free downloadable interface out there that can integrate the different instant messaging services? I'ld like to be able to im my friends with yahoo email addresses and the like. I understand from reading articles that AOL blocks that sort of thing. But I want to talk to those with ISP's that don't block.

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by dynoe Dec 17, 2002

Unfortunately "instant messanging programs" do not intercommunicate. Whether you are running MSN, AOL or Yahoo's version of the messaging program you wont be able to communicate with a different program. However, you could entice your friends to all register their email addresses with Microsoft Passport and then all use MSN Messenger. MSN Messenger allows for you to use addresses that don't end with msn.com or hotmail.com. In other words you dont have to create a new email address to use MSN Messenger. I use MSN Messenger and I rate it to be a fairly good IM program... at least better than AOL IM.

by mrjay67 Dec 17, 2002

You can get Trillian from www.ceruleanstudios.com. It integrates all the major IM software(MSN, Yahoo, AOL, ICQ and IRC) into 1 app and its skinable. They have a free version that is very nice and a pay version that is supposed to have better/morefeatures. If you constantly use these assorted apps then you should enjoy Trillian.

hope this is what your lookin for.

Jason