Re: august [Was: AOL Instant Messenger in a Linux world?]

2000-12-04 Thread brian davison
gustav, I think charles simply ommitted the TFIC (tongue firmly in cheek) on that comment. brian ** At 09:41 PM 11/30/00 +0100, you wrote: >Charles, > >November? Yes, but did you notice the lower-case 'a' in august? > >According to http://www.m-w.com/diction

Re: Bizarre mails [was:Re: AOL Instant Messenger in a Linux world?]

2000-12-04 Thread Bill Ries-Knight
it can't find gpg. Gnu Privacy Guard, Free replacement for PGP. Bill (thanks to aaron) Wolfgang Pfeiffer wrote: > > Reply to message from Andrew M Edgerton on Thu, 30 Nov 2000, 17:01 <-0600>: > > Hi there, > I have now for the third time or so since yesterday a message like the > following one

Re: august [Was: AOL Instant Messenger in a Linux world?]

2000-11-30 Thread Charles Galpin
hehe. yes, but you've probably noticed I don't bother with capitalization much myself anyway so I didn't make the distinction - that and I'm obviously not very literate or worldly :) sadly english *is* my first language too. charles On Thu, 30 Nov 2000, Gustav Schaffter wrote: > Charles, > >

Re: Bizarre mails [was:Re: AOL Instant Messenger in a Linux world?]

2000-11-30 Thread Wolfgang Pfeiffer
gt; > - Original Message - > From: "Wolfgang Pfeiffer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Thursday, November 30, 2000 6:23 PM > Subject: Bizarre mails [was:Re: AOL Instant Messenger in a Linux world?] > > > > Reply to messag

Re: Bizarre mails [was:Re: AOL Instant Messenger in a Linux world?]

2000-11-30 Thread Andrew M Edgerton
M Subject: Bizarre mails [was:Re: AOL Instant Messenger in a Linux world?] > Reply to message from Andrew M Edgerton on Thu, 30 Nov 2000, 17:01 <-0600>: > > Hi there, > I have now for the third time or so since yesterday a message like the > following one in my mailbox -- an

Bizarre mails [was:Re: AOL Instant Messenger in a Linux world?]

2000-11-30 Thread Wolfgang Pfeiffer
Reply to message from Andrew M Edgerton on Thu, 30 Nov 2000, 17:01 <-0600>: Hi there, I have now for the third time or so since yesterday a message like the following one in my mailbox -- anybody out there who can tell me what it means? --I don't know whether it came always from Andrew or not ...

Re: august [Was: AOL Instant Messenger in a Linux world?]

2000-11-30 Thread Bill Ries-Knight
I liked it John Aldrich wrote: > > On Thu, 30 Nov 2000, Gustav Schaffter wrote: > > Charles, > > > > November? Yes, but did you notice the lower-case 'a' in august? > > > > According to http://www.m-w.com/dictionary.htm > > > > Entry Word: august > > Function: adjective > > Text: Synonyms GRAND

Re: AOL Instant Messenger in a Linux world?

2000-11-30 Thread Andrew M Edgerton
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Ok, ok, so AIM sucks :) http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/6/15108.html - - Original Message - From: "Todd A. Jacobs" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, November 30, 2000 5:25 PM Subject: Re: AOL

Re: AOL Instant Messenger in a Linux world?

2000-11-30 Thread Todd A. Jacobs
On Wed, 29 Nov 2000, Michael R. Jinks wrote: > Given that we are mostly on Linux desktops, that we don't use AOL as > our ISP, and that we're behind a masq'ing firewall, how might we > comply with this requirement? I seem to remember some discussion of > Linux clients for AIM some while back, bu

Re: august [Was: AOL Instant Messenger in a Linux world?]

2000-11-30 Thread John Aldrich
On Thu, 30 Nov 2000, Gustav Schaffter wrote: > Charles, > > November? Yes, but did you notice the lower-case 'a' in august? > > According to http://www.m-w.com/dictionary.htm > > Entry Word: august > Function: adjective > Text: Synonyms GRAND 1, baronial, grandiose, imposing, lordly, > magnific

august [Was: AOL Instant Messenger in a Linux world?]

2000-11-30 Thread Gustav Schaffter
Charles, November? Yes, but did you notice the lower-case 'a' in august? According to http://www.m-w.com/dictionary.htm Entry Word: august Function: adjective Text: Synonyms GRAND 1, baronial, grandiose, imposing, lordly, magnificent, majestic, noble, princely, stately Related Word splendid, su

Re: AOL Instant Messenger in a Linux world?

2000-11-30 Thread Charles Galpin
On Thu, 30 Nov 2000, Michael R. Jinks wrote: > > I would like to take this opportunity to address this august forum with > the statement that I dispise AOL and all they stand for. I'm no AOL fan, but I wish I'd bought their stock *several* times. I also have a few friends who jumped onboard the

Re: AOL Instant Messenger in a Linux world?

2000-11-30 Thread Michael R. Jinks
happens if you guys go to lunch and no > ones there to get their message? :) > > - - Original Message - > From: "Mike Burger" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Wednesday, November 29, 2000 2:32 PM > Subject: Re: AOL Instant Messen

Re: AOL Instant Messenger in a Linux world?

2000-11-29 Thread Andrew M Edgerton
Message - From: "Mike Burger" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, November 29, 2000 2:32 PM Subject: Re: AOL Instant Messenger in a Linux world? > GAIM, and a few others...there was also a Java based AIM client. > > Then, you just need to o

Re: AOL Instant Messenger in a Linux world?

2000-11-29 Thread Andrew M Edgerton
From: "Michael R. Jinks" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, November 29, 2000 2:17 PM Subject: AOL Instant Messenger in a Linux world? > Greetings. We have a client who insists on using AOL instant > messenger, and insists that we use it to tal

Re: AOL Instant Messenger in a Linux world?

2000-11-29 Thread Patrick May
You could always use AOL's AIM client for Linux. I don't use it, but I have version 1.1.14 installed on my system. I might still have an RPM around here. I didn't have to set up anything for AIM to work through my firewall (RH 6.1). But I don't know as far as any advanced features go. The chat

Re: AOL Instant Messenger in a Linux world?

2000-11-29 Thread John Aldrich
On Wed, 29 Nov 2000, Michael R. Jinks wrote: > Greetings. We have a client who insists on using AOL instant messenger, > and insists that we use it to talk to them. Sigh. > > Given that we are mostly on Linux desktops, that we don't use AOL as our > ISP, and that we're behind a masq'ing firewal

Re: AOL Instant Messenger in a Linux world?

2000-11-29 Thread Jack Bowling
** Reply to message from "Michael R. Jinks" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> on Wed, 29 Nov 2000 14:44:34 -0600 > Mike Burger wrote: > > > > GAIM, and a few others...there was also a Java based AIM client. > > Great. Thanks. > > > Then, you just need to open the firewall to AIM traffic. > > "Open the fi

Re: AOL Instant Messenger in a Linux world?

2000-11-29 Thread Bill Ries-Knight
00/11/29 12:43:33 aaron: 00/11/29 12:44:02 what is you communications thingy? you use it for 00/11/29 12:44:23 irc, Yahoo Messenger and Aol if I recall. 00/11/29 12:51:31 Steelhead: everybuddy. Mike Burger wrote: > > GAIM, and a few others...there was also a Java based AIM client. > > The

Re: AOL Instant Messenger in a Linux world?

2000-11-29 Thread Mike Burger
YOu had mentioned being behind a masq'ing firewall, so I assumed you had something set up in your firewall to prevent connections to AIM. As to real time conversations...nothing beats the telephone. On Wed, 29 Nov 2000, Michael R. Jinks wrote: > Mike Burger wrote: > > > > GAIM, and a few others

Re: AOL Instant Messenger in a Linux world?

2000-11-29 Thread Michael R. Jinks
Mike Burger wrote: > > GAIM, and a few others...there was also a Java based AIM client. Great. Thanks. > Then, you just need to open the firewall to AIM traffic. "Open the firewall" in what sense? As long as GAIM-or-whatever initiates the connection, and as long as it stays on a single port,

Re: AOL Instant Messenger in a Linux world?

2000-11-29 Thread Mike Burger
GAIM, and a few others...there was also a Java based AIM client. Then, you just need to open the firewall to AIM traffic. I'm not sure I understand why they can't let you use email to talk to them. On Wed, 29 Nov 2000, Michael R. Jinks wrote: > Greetings. We have a client who insists on using

AOL Instant Messenger in a Linux world?

2000-11-29 Thread Michael R. Jinks
Greetings. We have a client who insists on using AOL instant messenger, and insists that we use it to talk to them. Sigh. Given that we are mostly on Linux desktops, that we don't use AOL as our ISP, and that we're behind a masq'ing firewall, how might we comply with this requirement? I seem t