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[gaim-migrate @ 5656] jabber now compiles :-) committer: Tailor Script <tailor@pidgin.im>
author Luke Schierer <lschiere@pidgin.im>
date Fri, 02 May 2003 18:13:08 +0000
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1 Gaim: The Pimpin' Penguin IM Clone Thats Good For The Soul
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3 1 Compiling
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4 1.1 Is there some way I can compile just Gaim, without all of
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5 these protocols?
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6 1.2 I'm getting an error: ./au2h.c BuddyArrive.h open: No such
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7 file or directory
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8 1.3 I compiled Gaim, but when I restart, it did not update.
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9 1.4 I can't compile Gaim CVS.
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10 1.5 I have a question about GTK2.
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12 2 Using Gaim
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13 2.1 How do I register for a new account?
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14 2.2 Why is gaim crashing when somebody sends me an IM?
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16 3 Features
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17 3.1 How do I use MSN, Yahoo, Jabber, IRC, Gadu-Gadu, Napster, or Zephyr?
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18 3.2 Can Gaim send files?
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19 3.3 When will file transfer be supported? Is it being worked on?
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20 3.4 How come there's no Export Buddy List?
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21 3.5 Will Gaim save my buddy list to the server?
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22 3.6 Can Gaim import my buddy list?
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23 3.7 Can I set a buddy icon?
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25 4 ICQ Protocol
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26 4.1 How do I use ICQ?
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27 4.2 ICQ doesn't work.
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29 5 AIM/ICQ (Oscar) Protocol
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30 5.1 Some of my buddies are not showing up as online, why is that?
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31 5.2 IM Image doesn't work, why?
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32 5.3 I sent an IM Image, but only a blank line shows up, why?
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34 6 IRC Protocol
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35 6.1 Why am I getting disconnected when I try to connect to IRC?
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37 7 Jabber Protocol
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38 7.1 How do I choose which Jabber server to use?
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39 7.2 How do I change my Jabber resource to be other than the
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40 default of "/GAIM"?
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41 7.3 How do I register a new Jabber account?
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42 7.4 How do I use invisibility?
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43 7.5 I've a buddy that I keep removing from my buddy list, but
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44 he keeps coming back! How can I stop this?
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45 7.6 What does "Remove From Roster" do?
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46 7.7 What does "Cancel Presence Notification" do?
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48 8 Scripts and Plugins
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49 8.1 Where can I find documentation on writing plugins and
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50 Perl scripts?
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51 8.2 How do I compile a plugin for Gaim?
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53 9 Development
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54 9.1 Where should I report bugs?
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55 9.2 Where should I submit patches?
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56 9.3 Did you guys reverse engineer it?
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57 9.4 Will Gaim be ported to Windows 95/98/Me/2000/XP?
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58 9.5 Will there be a QT dock app?
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60 10 Misc. Questions
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61 10.1 Does AOL's attempts at blocking Trillian affect Gaim?
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62 10.2 Is Gaim affected by the vulnerability found in Windows
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63 AIM or Yahoo Instant Messenger clients?
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64 10.3 Can I IM you guys?
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65 10.4 Can I give you money/hardware/other expensive things that
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66 can be hocked for cash what with you all being
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67 students/full-time-workers and helping to produce this
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68 wonderful software instead of studying/sleeping?
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71 +--------------------------------------------------------------------------
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72 | 1 Compiling
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73 +--------------------------------------------------------------------------
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75 1.1 Is there some way I can compile just Gaim, without all of
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76 these protocols?
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78 Sort of, yeah. There's actually two ways to do it.
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80 1. Use the --with-static-prpls option to ./configure along with
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81 --disable-plugins. This will let you choose which protocols are
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82 compiled in with Gaim, but you will not be able to use any other
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83 protocols or plugins.
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85 You'll need to compile any protocols that you specified in
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86 --with-static-prpls. Oscar and TOC are defaults.
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88 2. Change to the directories for the protocols you
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89 want to compile (e.g. src/protocols/jabber), and
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90 run make from there. Then after you've compiled all
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91 of them, change back to src/ and run make gaim.
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94 1.2 I'm getting an error:
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96 ./au2h.c BuddyArrive.h
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97 open: No such file or directory
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99 You're not using gmake, are you? You need to be using gmake
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102 1.3 I compiled Gaim, but when I restart, it did not update.
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104 If you previously had an rpm or a Debian package installed, you need to
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105 remove that first. When you restart Gaim, it will give some errors about
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106 your plugins. This is normal. Simply go into the Plugins dialog
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107 (Tools->Plugins) and reload them. These errors will only happen once.
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110 1.4 I can't compile Gaim CVS.
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112 Make sure you have gettext <= 0.10.40 or gettext >= 0.11.3, autoconf 2.11
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113 or 2.53, and automake 1.4px. If you are still having problems, make sure
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114 that your gettext package includes the program gettextize (for gettext <=
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115 0.10.40) or autopoint (for gettext >= 0.11.3). If it does not, look for
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116 another package.
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118 We don't support gettext 0.11.0 through 0.11.2. It may work for you, but
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119 we make no promises.
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121 If you are using autoconf 2.50+, do not use a version of gettext lower
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122 than 0.10.39. You will get errors in the po/ directory.
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124 If you have Slackware, you need to get non-slack packages for autoconf,
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125 automake, gettext, and libtool. You also have to copy the contents of
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126 /usr/local/share/aclocal to /usr/share/aclocal. This is due to bugs in
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127 Slackware and the auto* packages.
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130 1.5 I have a question about GTK2.
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132 Don't ask untill the changelog says it works.
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135 +--------------------------------------------------------------------------
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136 | 2 Using Gaim
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139 2.1 How do I register for a new account?
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141 This depends on the protocol.
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143 AIM: Go to http://aim.AOL.com/aimnew/Aim/register.adp.
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145 ICQ: Go to http://web.icq.com/register.
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147 Yahoo: Go to http://edit.yahoo.com/config/eval_register.
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149 MSN: Go to http://registernet.passport.com.
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151 Gadu-Gadu: Use the official client to create an account.
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153 Jabber: See the question "How do I register a new Jabber account?"
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154 below.
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157 2.2 Why is gaim crashing when somebody sends me an IM?
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158
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159 If you're using a version older than 0.55 (or Ximian or Debian's 0.54
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160 package), you can be crashed remotely through an IM using one of two
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161 strings. The solution is to upgrade to the latest version, where both
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162 exploits are fixed.
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165 let us know.
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169 | 3 Features
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172 3.1 How do I use MSN, Yahoo, Jabber, IRC, Gadu-Gadu, Napster, or Zephyr?
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174 First load the plugin. Protocol plugins come with Gaim, so just go to the
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175 Plugins dialog (Tools->Plugins, or the Plugins button on the start
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176 screen) and then click "Load." The protocol plugins are named
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177 lib<protocol>.so, so MSN for instance is provided by libmsn.so.
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179 After you have loaded the appropriate plugin, use the Account Editor
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180 (Tools->Accounts, or the Accounts button on the start screen) to add the
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181 account.
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184 3.2 Can Gaim send files?
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185
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186 TOC can, in a limited way. Most protocols are capable of it, but Gaim
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187 hasn't implemented anything yet.
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188
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190 3.3 When will file transfer be supported? Is it being worked on?
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191
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192 File transfer is not currently being worked on. It will be supported if
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193 someone writes a patch using a generic user interface and without adding
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194 any GTK+ to the protocol plugins.
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195
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196
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197 3.4 How come there's no Export Buddy List?
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199 It would be the same as the cp command. Gaim stores your buddy list in
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200 the $HOME/.gaim directory. You can copy it out of there.
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201
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203 3.5 Will Gaim save my buddy list to the server?
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205 Gaim already does this in MSN, Yahoo, and TOC. As of version 0.53, this
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206 support exists for Oscar as well. Improved Jabber support is being worked
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207 on.
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210 3.6 Can Gaim import my buddy list?
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212 This depends on the format of the buddy list. Gaim cannot import Licq
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213 contact lists. Gaim has mixed success importing Windows AIM buddy lists.
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214 If you want to try, click File->Import. This is accessible after you sign
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215 on.
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218 3.7 Can I set a buddy icon?
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219
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220 Yes. Go to the Account Editor (Tools->Accounts from the buddy list), and
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221 click to "Modify" the Oscar account you wish to have an icon. Type the
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222 full path to the image you wish to use in the box labeled "Buddy Icon
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223 File." The file must be below 4KB. It can have any dimensions, and can be
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224 in any format. However, if you wish Windows users to see it, it must be
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225 in a format Windows understands, such as .bmp, .gif, and .jpg.
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229 | 4 ICQ Protocol
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232 4.1 How do I use ICQ?
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234 ICQ support is part of the OSCAR protocol, labeled AIM/ICQ in gaim (see
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235 the question "ICQ doesn't" work for why). To use it, simply put your
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236 account number in the ScreenName box and your password in the password
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237 box. Leave the server settings alone.
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240 4.2 ICQ doesn't work.
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242 Use AIM/ICQ for ICQ. AOL stopped supporting the older versions of the ICQ
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243 protocol. The newer versions are extensions of Oscar, which is labled
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244 AIM/ICQ in gaim. Currently, Oscar supports as much of ICQ as the ICQ
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245 plugin used to. To use Oscar for ICQ, put your UIN in the Screenname box,
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246 and leave the server information alone.
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249 +--------------------------------------------------------------------------
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250 | 5 AIM/ICQ (Oscar) Protocol
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253 5.1 Some of my buddies are not showing up as online, why is that?
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255 AOL has set a limit for the maximum number of people you can have in your
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256 buddy list. This number is currently 200. Gaim 0.58 gives you a warning
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257 if you are over the limit, but if you are using something prior to 0.58,
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258 make sure you are not over the limit (and upgrade to something more
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259 recent!).
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261 The other possibility is that your server-stored buddy list is corrupt.
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262 Unfortunately, Gaim 0.53 had a bug that caused it to corrupt some
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263 entries, especially group names. While this corruption doesn't show in
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264 gaim unless you remove the SCREENNAME.0.blist file from ~/.gaim, it does
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265 affect how long the server thinks your list is. The best way to fix this,
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266 is to:
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268 mv ~/.gaim/SCREENNAME.0.blist ~/
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270 where SCREENNAME is your screenname, without spaces and in all caps. Then
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271 signon, delete all groups, signoff, and signon again to verify that your
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272 list is empty. Once it is empty, signoff, mv your SCREENNAME.0.blist file
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279 supports sending IM Images if the sender is not behind a firewall or nat
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280 device. Given that the windows version of AIM also has trouble in this
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281 situation, we are not sure this is entirely fixable. A work around that
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282 is sometimes effective is to have the reciever, not being behind a
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283 firewall, request a direct connection, then send the immage.
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286 5.3 I sent an IM Image, but only a blank line shows up, why?
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293 | 6 IRC Protocol
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296 6.1 Why am I getting disconnected when I try to connect to IRC?
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298 You will be disconnected if the nickname you chose is already in use on
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299 that IRC server. Try again with a different nickname.
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303 | 7 Jabber Protocol
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306 7.1 How do I choose which Jabber server to use?
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309 somebody@server.name. So when entering your Jabber "screen name", the
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314 "/GAIM"?
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316 When you create your account in Gaim, simply append the desired resource
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317 identifier to your Jabber I.D. For example: somebody@server.name/resource
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320 7.3 How do I register a new Jabber account?
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322 As of version 0.52 and up:
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324 1. Click "Tools->Accounts->Add"
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325 2. Select "Jabber" for the protocol.
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326 3. Fill in screen name and password as you normally would.
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327 4. Check the "Register with server" check-box
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328 5. Click "OK".
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330 A pop-up will tell you whether the registration succeeded or not.
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332 Note: You are strongly recommended to check the "Remember
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333 password" check-box as well, as Gaim presently does no password
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334 verification. So if you don't type in what you thought you did,
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335 you're hosed.
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338 7.4 How do I use invisibility?
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340 Jabber invisibility support is available in Gaim version 0.60 and later.
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342 There are two ways to use Jabber invisibility: on a per-buddy and on a
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343 per-server basis.
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344
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345 To use per-buddy invisibility: right-click on the buddy on the Online
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346 buddy list and select "Temporarily Hide From." You will appear to that
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347 buddy to be off-line. To make yourself seen by that buddy again:
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348 right-click on the buddy and select "Un-hide From." Note that the menu
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349 changes based on whether you're currently invisible to that buddy or
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350 not.
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351
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352 The "Temporarily" part is a dead give-away. Your invisibility to
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353 that buddy will last only until the next time you log on or until
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354 you set server invisibility (discussed next) on and off.
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355
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356 To use per-server invisibility: click "Tools -> Away," select the Jabber
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357 server login for the server upon which you wish to become invisible (if
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358 necessary) and select "Invisible." To become visible again: select
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359 anything else from that same menu (such as "Online"), or set your away
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360 status or log off the server and back on again.
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361
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362 You can set yourself invisible per-server and subsequently make yourself
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363 visible to selected buddies only.
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364
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365 Gaim currently does not retain invisibility settings between logins,
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366 just as it doesn't currently retain "away" status.
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369 7.5 I've a buddy that I keep removing from my buddy list but the entry
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370 keeps coming back every time I log in again! How can I stop this?
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372 As of Gaim version 0.59 and later: Select the Edit Buddies tab, right-
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376 7.6 Can I remove a buddy from my Jabber roster entirely?
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381 The buddy will disappear from your buddy list and also will no longer
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382 receive presence notifications from you.
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385 7.7 What does "Cancel Presence Notification" do?
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387 This selection, available in Gaim version 0.60 and later, and found by
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388 right-clicking on a buddy entry in the Edit Buddies tab, prevents that
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389 Jabber I.D. from receiving future presence notifications when you log on
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390 to the server.
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392 After you do this, that buddy will have to re-request a subscription to
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393 your presence (and you will have to approve it) for them to again see you
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394 on-line.
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398 | 8 Scripts and Plugins
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401 8.1 Where can I find documentation on writing plugins and Perl scripts?
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407 8.2 How do I compile a plugin for Gaim?
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409 To compile a plugin for Gaim, you must have Gaim's source code. There are
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412 page. Please note that normally, CVS is much more stable than the
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413 tarballs!
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415 To work with a tarball, download the latest source code from
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416 http://gaim.sf.net/ and untar it with the command:
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418 tar zxvf filename
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424 1. Change to the resulting directory and run the command:
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425
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426 ./configure
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427
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428 This will create the necessary make files.
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429
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430 2. Move the plugin you wish to compile into the plugins/ directory in
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431 the Gaim source code tree.
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433 3. Change to the plugins/ directory.
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434 4. Type:
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435
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436 make name.so
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437
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438 where the name of the file you wish to compile is name.c.
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440 Note well the difference in the extensions. If you type make name.c
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441 nstead of name.so, it won't work.
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442
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443 5. After make finishes, you can move the plugin to a place that is more
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444 convenient. $prefix/lib/gaim is suggested. If you installed Gaim by
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445 compiling it yourself, $prefix is /usr/local by default. Otherwise,
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446 $prefix is /usr.
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449 +--------------------------------------------------------------------------
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450 | 9 Development
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451 +--------------------------------------------------------------------------
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453 9.1 Where should I report bugs?
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455 http://gaim.sf.net/bug.php
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458 9.2 Where should I submit patches?
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460 http://gaim.sf.net/patches.php
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463 9.3 Did you guys reverse engineer it?
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465 TOC, Jabber, MSN, Napster, and IRC are published protocols, so we didn't
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466 have to reverse engineer those. Oscar, ICQ, and Yahoo are not published,
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467 and were reverse engineered by other people.
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470 9.4 Will Gaim be ported to Windows 95/98/Me/2000/XP?
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472 When GTK+ 2.0 comes out and compiles well against Cygwin, and Gaim has
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477 9.5 Will there be a QT dock app?
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479 Right now Gaim, is done entirely in C and GTK+, so a QT dock app is not
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480 in planned. You can either write a patch to do this yourself, or wait
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481 until the core and UI of Gaim are split. A QT UI will probably be
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482 considered at that time.
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486 | 10 Misc. Questions
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489 10.1 Does AOL's attempts at blocking Trillian affect Gaim?
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491 No.
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494 10.2 Is Gaim affected by the vulnerability found in Windows AIM or Yahoo
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495 Instant Messenger clients?
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497 No.
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500 10.3 Can I IM you guys?
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502 Sure! Look at the Contact Information
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503 (http://gaim.sf.net/contactinfo.php) page!
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506 10.4 Can I give you money/hardware/other expensive things that can be
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507 hocked for cash what with you all being students/full-time-workers
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508 and helping to produce this wonderful software instead of
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509 studying/sleeping?
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511 No. We're completely fool-hardy and won't accept any gratuities with no
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512 strings attached for just being good guys. That and we'd have to share
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513 with everyone who has submitted patches. ;-)
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