gaim for all chats

[Eric Eisenhart]

On Wed, Dec 11, 2002 at 10:58:05PM -0800, augie wrote:
> stumbled on this overview of chatting it up with linux, and open
> source software. specifically using Gaim.
> 
> currently i'm on irc.nblug.org and the aim chat using Gaim, pretty
> nice.

It's scary; right now I'm on AIM with three accounts, ICQ with 2, Yahoo IM
with 2, Jabber with one, MSN with one and IRC with one.

Next: set up some buddy pounces so that gaim automatically joins the
appropriate channels.

1) add NickServ to your contact list.  I use groups heavily in my contact
lists and NickServ is in the "Weird" group at the end that I always leave
closed.
2) If you haven't already, "/msg NickServ register <password>"
3) Tools/Buddy Pounce/New Pounce -- Account: IRC, Pounce on sign on, Send
Message: "identify <password>", save this pounce after activation.
4) Same as three, except the message is "/join #nblug".

And, as an added bonus, now nobody can steal your nick.  This method of
doing things only works on networks with a proper NickServ, though. 
Freenode (which is what irc.nblug.org is) has a proper NickServ.
-- 
Eric Eisenhart
NBLUG Co-Founder & President Pro Tempore for Life
The North Bay Linux Users Group
http://nblug.org/
eric at nblug.org, IRC: Freiheit at freenode, AIM: falschfreiheit, ICQ: 48217244
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