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Hi Sean, While thinking about your post, you could most likely install an alternative icq client by either looking on some websites, or perhaps by taking a peek at the FreeBSD ports collection (in the ``net-im ''category). As an alternative, maybe you could try compiling ``ysm`` ? [1] Regards, Etienne 1. http://ysmv7.sourceforge.net/ On Sat, 22 Sep 2007 20:05:57 -0500 Sean Darby <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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 iEYEARECAAYFAkb10BgACgkQdXKAffkXj4OmJACfaknkLBCrddLcPYGxigkCwngX hsQAn0aTylIk5Z9OFQQee1tsbGUxvSnr =yFMI -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
