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From: Sean Darby <sean@...>
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Subject: Instant Messenger (CLI-based multi-protocol)
Date: Saturday, September 22, 2007 - 9:05 pm

I'm not sure if my message (below) went through, it didn't seem to post. Attempting again. Sorry if duplicated.


Subject: Instant Messenger (CLI-based multi-protocol)


Hi,


I have been wanting to switch from a GUI "meta"-type chat (uses Yahoo, AIM, etc.) to terminal/CLI-based. I came across "centericq" (apparently it works with multiple protocols) though when trying to install it I get...


$ sudo make

===>  centericq-4.9.11p0 is marked as broken: requires update but new version has issues.


I'm not a computer guru... don't really know how to resolve that issue.


I'm running OpenBSD 4.1 and that install attempt was straight out of 4.1's unaltered ports tree.


( /usr/ports/net/centericq )


I'm wondering if I have somehow messed up my ports (not sure how, I set them up exactly as instructed) :( or perhaps the actual application in the 4.1 ports just comes like that, "broken". I hope not.


Is there a better program out there somewhere that is CLI-based for using chat with Yahoo, AIM, MSN, ICQ, IRC, and Jabber?


(Or is there a way to get "centericq" to install/work?)


Better yet... one with encryption options?


Thank you very much for your help!


Sean
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Instant Messenger (CLI-based multi-protocol), Sean Darby, (Sat Sep 22, 9:05 pm)
Re: Instant Messenger (CLI-based multi-protocol), Olivier Mehani, (Sun Sep 23, 9:32 am)
Re: Instant Messenger (CLI-based multi-protocol), Mike Erdely, (Sun Sep 23, 12:57 am)
Re: Instant Messenger (CLI-based multi-protocol), Etienne Robillard, (Sat Sep 22, 10:31 pm)