IMing - what program(s) do you use and why?
 

There are so many IM (Instant Messenging) programs out there. I am just curious in what one you prefer or use and do you use more than one.

I have got MSN Messenger version 6 which I think knocks all the others (but I could be wrong).

When stating what program you are using, could you also include the version?

I mainly use Yahoo

I have Windows but find it less reliable.

That's strange, Lilith.

I find the opposite. It's always Yahoo which causes me headaches. Windows and MSN Messengers work fine.

WARNING: Be careful when you install Windows Messenger on Windows XP. It is a sod to get off or disable. :(

Exactly my problem!

I like Yahoo because you can send messages to people when they're offline, unlike MSN.

MSN Messenger - 6.0
Yahoo IM - no idea what version.
AOL Messenger - ? version??

I started out with Yahoo. Most of my contacts are on yahoo IM.
The members of my Girl Scout troop mainly use AOL. So I installed AOL IM to chat with them. Besides troop members, a few leaders & 3 or 4 family, I don't use AOL much.
Quite a few friends prefer MSN and only use that. So it was installed next.

I probably use Yahoo and MSN about the same amount of time. They both have their good & bad points. I think I like Yahoo best just because of the way it's set up and ease of use. Both Yahoo & MSN give me trouble from time to time. So both are unreliable. All personnel preference I guess.

yahoo msn and aim for me ....know t many ppl on em all to choose just one LMAO

~nikki~

http://www.trillian.cc

Trillian is multi-client IM - AOL, Yahoo, and MS in one application! And it's free.

Yahoo! Messenger:

I like the fact that you can be in "invisible" mode and that you can send "offline" messages.

btw I am pixieslilith on both if ya ever need to get in contact with me.

Used to use ICQ... but found that it wasn't reliable (often getting messages days if not weeks late)

Now I use Yahoo... :)

MSN
some times Yahoo
Have ICQ,
Earthcam

No trouble really with any

MSN Version 6
Yahoo messenger
AOL messenger version 5

Never use ICQ as I had my identity stolen and it caused great troubles. I dont have great big lists these days, just my friends, mainly Pixies or former Pixies people.

ooooooooo well let's see
MSN
Yahoo
AIM
ICQ
Odigo
Jabber

and a few others along the way that I can't even remember.
Oh and I've got multiple nicks on each one just to make it even more confusing :D

Are any of those nicks....Big Daddy????

Sorry Lilith but all my other nicks are "respectable" ;)

What fun is there in that?;)

It's more of a shock when I smutt people up using a respectable nick ;) :D

Yes it was:p

:)
 

In Windows, I use Trillian for AIM, ICQ, IRC and MSN, and Yahoo! Messenger because Trillian's Yahoo support always sucked, perhaps not anymore.
In Linux I use Gaim for AIM, ICQ and MSN, and BitchX for IRC.

Edit: Fuck, that was supposed to be a response to the IM thread..Lil, can you move it? Pretty please? :)

since you said pretty please;)

Aww thanks! *hugs*

I voted "other".........not knowing I could vote more than one...(ok..ok...duh!)

So...I use Yahoo now......more so than MSN....but I have both!

I use them all, but seem to use Yahoo and MSN/Windows messenger the most. I like Yahoo because you can send offline messages and you can be visible by more than one ID at a time.

I don't know what versions, but they're all the most recent versions available. I know the MSN is version 6.0 and ICQ is 2003a. I use mIRC too, but there's still a lot to learn with that.

Thanks for the response, guys. :D

I have used AOL Messenger (when I used AOL) and I do sometimes use Yahoo (version 5.0) but always found that running both MSN and Yahoo gave my system problems (though that was also on my old computer).

I have known other people use Trillian but you do lose some functionality of the original programs? Is that right?

Wow, I'm surprised that yahoo won the race. Most people I know use MSN.

The people I know that use Trillian haven't complained about the loss of functionality, Tibvo.

After seeing this thread, I ran and downloaded Trillian....

I LOVE IT

So far so good, took me a bit to figure out some of the options, but it's great.

I use AIM & Yahoo mostly ... sometimes msn

You do lose some functionality with Trillian, but nothing that I've ever actually needed.

AIM and Yahoo;)