[HacktionLab] instant messaging irc, pidgin, otr, xchat, wtf

[Charlie Harvey]

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On 14/03/12 18:48, m3shrom wrote:
> 
>> Not sure about mac but on windows there is another version, Xchat-2 or
>> similar, that does not have the 30 day trial thing.
>>
> 
> that xchat 2 was last updated in 2009 :(
> i've put a link to kvirc for windows as it is gpl - has anyone tried it?
> but maybe pidgin is what we should recommend as we are recommending that
> for OTR?
> 
> anyone tried this http://colloquy.info/ for mac?


Hi,

Had a colleague who used it. It was OK but he still ended up using irssi
on screen so that he could have a proper persistent session...

Cheers,

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