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Jul - Computers and Technology - Best IM protocol? New poll - New thread - New reply
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What's the best IM protocol?
MSN
 
 42.9% of users, 12 votes (50.0%)
AIM
 
 35.7% of users, 10 votes (41.7%)
Jabber (XMPP)
 
 7.1% of users, 2 votes (8.3%)
Yahoo IM   0.0% of users, 0 votes (0.0%)
Xfire   0.0% of users, 0 votes (0.0%)
ICQ   0.0% of users, 0 votes (0.0%)
Skype   0.0% of users, 0 votes (0.0%)
Really fast PM sending
 
 7.1% of users, 2 votes (8.3%)
Other (Specify)
 
 7.1% of users, 2 votes (8.3%)
Multi-voting is enabled. 24 users have voted.

Girlydragon
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Posted on 02-12-09 12:35:49 PM Link | Quote
Personally I find Jabber to be the best what with the encryption and similar. MSN comes in on a close second for being the one with the biggest contact list.

So, what's your IM of choice?

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Posted on 02-12-09 12:45:16 PM Link | Quote
I really don't use anything now. There's no need for it since I don't IM anyone and visa versa.

I still have Trillian and I'll pop on that from time to time, but I guess most recently I've been using MSN, just because you can be signed on to it while on XBox Live. I've got two people on there that I used to work with a few years back that I'll talk to from time to time.

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Posted on 02-12-09 12:49:56 PM (last edited by Dr. Sophie at 02-12-09 09:51 AM) Link | Quote
The only "real" IM I use is Skype, and I use it so rarely that I can't really say that I use it, or something.. I don't like IMs in general, I think.

Aside from that, all the people I need to contact (2) are in IRC.


I've been using ICQ and MSN in the past, though, and I liked MSN a bit better than ICQ.
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Posted on 02-12-09 01:36:48 PM Link | Quote
MSN, mainly because I end up using it a fair amount.

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Posted on 02-12-09 02:45:34 PM Link | Quote
I use AIM, primarily.

I notice that the UK pushes MSN far more than the US, though.

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Posted on 02-12-09 02:48:46 PM Link | Quote
I use mostly MSN, but sometimes AIM.

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Posted on 02-12-09 03:12:26 PM Link | Quote

I pretty much only use MSN [via Windows Live Messenger]. The extra features added with Messenger Plus! Live make it even better. It has very rarely failed on me except by my own laptop's doing.

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Posted on 02-12-09 04:05:59 PM Link | Quote
I use AIM, probably because that is what started everything in the US. I hear MSN is dominant every where else in the world. It seems Microsoft has done something good
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Posted on 02-12-09 04:10:19 PM Link | Quote
I use MSN, but I may have to change,

The newest version on Live messenger is D:

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Posted on 02-12-09 04:54:49 PM Link | Quote
I use AIM. I personally loathe MSN for a wide variety of reasons.

Although I just use Trillian
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Posted on 02-12-09 04:56:36 PM Link | Quote
I use MSN, only because that's what everyone else I knew had 5-6 years ago.

I also frequently abuse the Facebook messaging system (not Facebook Chat). My friend and I have accumulated over 3500 messages between us over the past year and a half.

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Posted on 02-12-09 04:58:10 PM Link | Quote
AIM.

Although through Trillian.

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Posted on 02-12-09 05:06:34 PM Link | Quote
Reminds me, I need to install Trillian. Much better than Windows Live.
Speaking of which, the new version of Windows Live is utterly confusing.

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Posted on 02-12-09 05:30:01 PM Link | Quote
Well I use Miranda IM when it comes to programs, most of the official clients are rather well... Bloaty and memory heavy. :/


Also, one of the other reasons for me using MSN is that here in Sweden MSN = IM, there's not other alternative.

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Posted on 02-12-09 05:50:08 PM Link | Quote

Originally posted by Kaguya
I use MSN, but I may have to change,

The newest version on Live messenger is D:

Oh yeah, I tested it once and it was terrible. That's why I stick with v8.1. Or... whatever the pre-Vistaficated version is.

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Posted on 02-12-09 09:20:16 PM Link | Quote
Originally posted by Peardian
Originally posted by Kaguya
I use MSN, but I may have to change,

The newest version on Live messenger is D:

Oh yeah, I tested it once and it was terrible. That's why I stick with v8.1. Or... whatever the pre-Vistaficated version is.


Use aMSN, best open source client for the network..

And without the vista/xp special install bullshit.

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Posted on 02-12-09 11:32:37 PM Link | Quote

Originally posted by Darkdata
Originally posted by Peardian
Originally posted by Kaguya
I use MSN, but I may have to change,

The newest version on Live messenger is D:

Oh yeah, I tested it once and it was terrible. That's why I stick with v8.1. Or... whatever the pre-Vistaficated version is.


Use aMSN, best open source client for the network..

And without the vista/xp special install bullshit.

That's okay, I'd rather have sound effects and text formatting and stuff. :3

Besides, it's already installed.



Oh, and just to verify, it is version 8.1.

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Metal_Man88
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All IM Protocols irk me. I use IRC all the time.

AIM is good as a backup, though.

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Posted on 02-13-09 03:36:59 AM Link | Quote
Jul Mosts 2009
AIM via Trillian.

I have an MSN account, too, but only for school.

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Posted on 02-13-09 10:28:19 AM Link | Quote
00:00'00" Xkeeper: hey
00:00'00" Xkeeper: it's urgent
00:00'00" Xkeeper: ...
00:00'00" Xkeeper: are you even getting these
00:00'00" Xkeeper: god damnit MSN fucked up again didn't it
00:00'00" *** One or more messages were not deliverable. Try reopening the window
00:00'00" Xkeeper: (*%&(@%*&@!(*&

I had this problem a lot. MSN is just all-around shit whenever I try to use it.
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