I stopped using it when clients of mine stopped using it because of trouble with fb and others. I think in general the group ground to a halt with little overall use. -- Registered Linux User: #480675 Registered Linux Machine: #408606 Linux since June 2005
On Thu, Aug 12, 2021 at 12:34 PM Phil Smith III <li...@akphs.com> wrote: > > Thanks, got that to lists fine; gmail copies were marked as spam, interesting. > > So nobody responded re Hangouts...also interesting! > > -----Original Message----- > From: Wade Smart <wadesm...@gmail.com> > Sent: Thursday, August 12, 2021 12:42 PM > To: Phil Smith III <li...@akphs.com> > Cc: Pidgin <support@pidgin.im> > Subject: Re: Google Chat and Whatsapp and Signal > > OH.. since the 8/4 when you posted about Hangouts. > -- > Registered Linux User: #480675 > Registered Linux Machine: #408606 > Linux since June 2005 > > On Thu, Aug 12, 2021 at 11:41 AM Wade Smart <wadesm...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > Phil, this is the only post to the group in a while. > > But I see this one. > > -- > > Registered Linux User: #480675 > > Registered Linux Machine: #408606 > > Linux since June 2005 > > > > On Thu, Aug 12, 2021 at 11:36 AM Phil Smith III <li...@akphs.com> wrote: > > > > > > I've asked a couple of questions on this list and not even seen my > > > own posts, which is weird and concerning. I *am* getting mail every > > > day at this address, so it's odd; all I can think is that my ISP is > > > blocking the list. > > > > > > > > > > > > First: if anyone replies to this note, can you please CC > > > li...@akphs.com <mailto:li...@akphs.com> and phs...@gmail.com > > > <mailto:phs...@gmail.com> , so I know (a) that someone did this > > > (since presumably the gmail note will get through even if the other one > > > doesn't)? > > > > > > > > > > > > Second: Google Chat is basically crap for a number of reasons, at > > > least on Android (and one might guess/assume that a Google product > > > on a Google platform is going to be the best implementation). So I'm > > > looking at switching to Whatsapp or Signal. > > > > > > > > > > > > I see two Whatsapp plugins, from davidgfnet and hoehermann, and a > > > Signal plugin from hoehermann. > > > > > > > > > > > > I see three possibilities: > > > > > > 1. hoehermann did Signal first, lost interest, and is now focused on > > > Whatsapp > > > 2. the reverse > > > 3. hoehermann is just a great person and is keeping both current > > > > > > > > > > > > If #2 is the case, I'll go with Signal. If it's #1 or #3, I'd love > > > any comments from folks about whether hoehermann or davidgfnet's > > > plugins are better. > > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > > > ...phsiii > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Support@pidgin.im mailing list > > > Want to unsubscribe? Use this link: > > > https://lists.pidgin.im/listinfo/support > _______________________________________________ Support@pidgin.im mailing list Want to unsubscribe? Use this link: https://lists.pidgin.im/listinfo/support