trillian vs GAIM

[Zugzwang152]

I used GAIM, I demand very little from a IM client, I switched from Trillian 0.7x to try GAIM one day, and it worked just as well, so in my laziness I never went back.

 

[thecrecarc]

really, its ur own preference. try these three and see which one YOU like best, not what other people think

Gaim
trillain
miranda

 

[rh71]

Originally posted by: Xyclone
Trillian, since I love the extra features, and it's very easy to use. I also love the plugin feature.

yup, all about the plugins... I use about 7 of them multiple times a day instead of having more systray app clutter.

RSS (multiple sites), POP/Gmail notification, package tracking, stocks, weather, atomic time updater, and of course all other IM clients in one.

 

[Rottie]

Originally posted by: TheVrolok

Originally posted by: Rottie
Trillian Pro 3.1 Why? I got used to it and allows me have multi aol accounts at same time.

So does Gaim.

I tried Gaim and it doesn't allow me do that.

 

[Fenixgoon]

GAIM!

 

[Loki726]

from the gaim faq...

Does Gaim support file transfer?
AIM and ICQ file transfer is partially implemented. Notably, it will fail when the sender is behind a NAT device, and sometimes when the sender is behind a firewall even if not behind a NAT. Jonathan Clark is working on this as a Summer of Code project.

anyone know if transfers work behind a NAT with trillian or miranda? Its kind of annoying to have to switch to AIM whever I'm sending someone a pic.

 

[funkrocker049]

Trillian. I find the interface of Gaim too annoying to deal with. Also, it has some quirks that I don't enjoy.

 

[skace]

After using Trillian for years, I switched to GAIM in a heartbeat. Tabbed message windows and a tiny memory footprint are awesome.

 

[meksta]

GAIM. I used trillian but found the interface to be a big clutter. Gaim provides a simpler interface.

They are both good IM clients. However, it may never replace your main IM client.

 

[sourceninja]

Gaim, it matches my desktop and I dont have to use wine to use it.

 

[Sunner]

GAIM.
I have Trillian installed but I try to avoid using it since I find it to damn annoying.
Too much cuteness and bloat, and the config system is extremely confusing.

 

[Rottie]

Originally posted by: Loki726
from the gaim faq...

Does Gaim support file transfer?
AIM and ICQ file transfer is partially implemented. Notably, it will fail when the sender is behind a NAT device, and sometimes when the sender is behind a firewall even if not behind a NAT. Jonathan Clark is working on this as a Summer of Code project.

anyone know if transfers work behind a NAT with trillian or miranda? Its kind of annoying to have to switch to AIM whever I'm sending someone a pic.

I am able to make file transfer with my friend msn client from my trillian pro 3.1 behind my linksys wrt54g router and zonealarm pro also AIM works just fine too.

 

[Rottie]

I give a GAIM another shot for my lappy I found out latest version of AntiVir found out Gaim files have a trojain virus I tried other different file mirror download still detect as trojain virus.

 

[DanTMWTMP]

gaim. a lot cleaner interface.

I've always hated trillian's interface. It looks like crap, and I don't like the "combined buddies" feature. It looks bloated, and tries to look "cool."

 

[MrChad]

Originally posted by: Rottie
I give a GAIM another shot for my lappy I found out latest version of AntiVir found out Gaim files have a trojain virus I tried other different file mirror download still detect as trojain virus.

False positive? No problems with any of the GAIM mirrors here.