Re: [SLE] Gaim and MSN (and amsn)
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Well
Is complicated I only can achieve to get connection to MSN network being
root !!!!!
But that is dangerous, then meanwhile I am promoting use of yahoo.
Well the partial Solution
I am using amsn (alvaro messenger) looks like MSN of M$, but when I am
trying to use it
as 'myuser' the program does not run because of Authorization
problems
To be solved with xauth, but I have not been able to get the solution.
Meanwhile i use RedHat to conect with messenger network
You may find amsn in
http://amsn.sourceforge.net/
This is the instructions for install, works fine in root (specially if you
have amsn 0.82 installed)
But when you try to use another user, get the xauth problems, if somebody
get solved please
tellme
Installation
Download amsn-0_xx.tar.gz
$ tar xvzf amsn-0_xx.tar.gz
$ cd msn
$ ./amsn
or
$ wish amsn
If command wish is not found, you need to install tcl/tk packages (tcl &
tk).
Best
ARC Cuitláhuac Tomás Gómez Labougle
----Original Message Follows----
From: Francisco Acosta
I cannot connect to MSN with gaim since MS decided to charge external clients for the "privilege" of using MS messenger (I have no choice: most of my buddies are on MSN). But a search on the gaim website indicates that Gaim works fine with MSN protocol 9, provided you use a recent version.
I apt-got the latest Gaim rpm, but on launch Gaim complains about not being able to launch my MSN plugin. The gaim website says this is due to msn 9 using encrypted logins, and says :
"You did not compile with SSL support. As of protocol version 9, the MSN protocol requires the use of SSL, which gaim provides by either GnuTls or the combination of NSS and NSPR from the Mozilla project. Install one or both of these and recompile Gaim."
I have gpg installed, and i use Mozilla 1.5, so should have NSPR.
Compiling gaim from source says:
config.status: creating po/Makefile
gaim 0.71
Allow Multiple Connections.... : yes Build Protocol Plugins........ : yes Protocols to link statically.. :
UI Library.................... : GTK 2.x SSL Library/Libraries......... : None
Has anyone managed to do this (I'm using SuSE 8.2).
Thanks
FX
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I am using amsn (alvaro messenger) looks like MSN of M$, but when I am trying to use it as 'myuser' the program does not run because of Authorization problems
To be solved with xauth, but I have not been able to get the solution.
Meanwhile i use RedHat to conect with messenger network
You may find amsn in
Thanks for the advice. Amsn works fine, but seems to be a one-protocol thing. The beauty of gaim is that you use one client for all protocols: msn, jabber, icq, aim, etc ... There must be a way of getting gaim to work. It's probably something with the SSL lbraries. Thanks anyway. FX -- ______________________ Courtesy of SuSE Linux http://www.nibz.org
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On Wednesday 22 October 2003 15:57 pm, FX Fraipont wrote:
I am using amsn (alvaro messenger) looks like MSN of M$, but when I am trying to use it as 'myuser' the program does not run because of Authorization problems
To be solved with xauth, but I have not been able to get the solution.
Meanwhile i use RedHat to conect with messenger network
You may find amsn in
Thanks for the advice. Amsn works fine, but seems to be a one-protocol thing. The beauty of gaim is that you use one client for all protocols: msn, jabber, icq, aim, etc ...
There must be a way of getting gaim to work. It's probably something with the SSL lbraries.
Gaim .71 seems to work for me with MSN. At least it gets to the point where it wants a .NET password and I refuse to get one of those.
Thanks anyway.
FX
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