Re: [Sheflug] messengers

[Patrick Beaumont <lizardloop [at] xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Douglas G Mckendrick wrote:
> I'm wanting to install linux on my mum's pc.  Suse or mandrake are ideal for 
> her.  She only uses her pc for the odd games, e-mail, browsing, webcam and 
> messengers.  
> So before I go and install....which she is happy for me to do, I need to find 
> out that she can still do what she does now.
> I don't use messengers myself,  but are the messengers on offer as good as 
> aol, msn and yahoo?  Can they still send smiley's etc?  Can anyone recommend 
> a program for the webcam?  To enable chat etc
>
> Cheers
>
> Doug
>
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I use gaim and find that it works with most networks without problem. 
Don't think it has webcam support thought.
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