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1 .\" Copyright (c) 2000, Dennis Ristuccia <dennis@vertex.978.org>
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2 .\"
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3 .\" This is free documentation; you can redistribute it and/or
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13 .\" This manual is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
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15 .\" MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
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16 .\" GNU General Public License for more details.
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19 .\" License along with this manual; if not, write to the Free
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20 .\" Software Foundation, Inc., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139,
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21 .\" USA.
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22 .TH GAIM 1
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23 .SH NAME
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24 gaim v0.9.21 \- Instant Messaging client
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25 .SH SYNOPSIS
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26 .TP 5
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27 \fBgaim\fR
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28 .SH DESCRIPTION
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29 .PP
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30 \fBgaim\fR is based on the published Toc protocol from AOL, writen in GTK.
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31
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32 The following sections describe how to use \fBgaim\fR.
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33 .TP
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34 \fIAccounts\fR
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35 How to use your online messenger account.
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36 .TP
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37 \fIBuddies list\fR
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38 How to use and edit your Buddy list.
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39 .TP
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40 \fICommunication\fR
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41 How to send instant messages and files. (File transfer not yet available)
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42 .TP
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43 \fIPreferences\fR
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44 What the preferences do.
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45 .TP
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46 \fIPlugins\fR
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47 Plugin options.
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48 .TP
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49 \fISCREEN NAME\fR
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50 A \fBScreen Name\fR is how a person can be contacted once signed on.
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51 .SH ACCOUNTS
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52 The first time you start \fBgaim\fR, you will be presented
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53 with a dialog box. Enter your
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54 AIM screen name \fScreen Name\fR field and
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55 enter the password in the \fIPassword\fR field. Gaim will add multiple accounts,
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56 by simple typing in another screen name in the \fScreen Name\fR field. You must use existing accounts, because
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57 \fBgaim\fR does not support creating accounts.
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58 .SH Buddies LIST
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59 The \fBgaim\fR Buddy list contains \fIGroups\fB,
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60 and \fIBuddies\fR.
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61 .PP
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62 You may export Buddy lists from \fBgaim\fR by using the \fBExport Buddy List\fR
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63 option under \fBFile\fR.
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64 .PP
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65 You may also import saved Buddy lists from \fBgaim\fR by using the \fBImport
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66 Buddy List\fR option under \fBFile\fR.
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67 .PP
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68 To add a new Buddy, under the \fIEdit Buddies\fR tab,
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69 click on the \fIAdd\fR button. In the \fIAdd\fR dialog: Enter their online Screen
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70 Name, Select the group you would like them to be a member of in the \fITo Group\fR
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71 field.
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72 .PP
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74 To create a new group, add a new account as above, and instead of
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75 selecting an existing group in the \fIGroup\fR field, enter the name
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76 of the group you wish to create.
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77 .PP
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78 To delete a Group, or Buddy, click on its name in the
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79 \fIEdit Buddies\fR tab, then click on the \fIRemove\fR button.
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80 .SH COMMUNICATION
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81 The \fIOnline\fR tab shows your Buddy list of online Buddies. Next to each
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82 Screen name is a icon indicating if a Buddy is a \fINormal AIM User, AOL User, Trial AIM User,
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83 Administrator,\fR or \fIAway\fR.
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84 .SS Messages
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85 To send a message to a Buddy, double
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86 click on the Buddy under the \fIOnline\fR tab,
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87 and type your message in the field at the bottom of the conversation
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88 window. Messages received from a Buddy will use the existing
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89 conversation window with the Buddy or will open a new one if it does
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90 not exist. If the \fIIgnore unknown users\fR option is selected, messages
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91 from an unknown person will be ignored. Otherwise, a conversation window with an \fIAdd\fR button, which you can click on to
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92 add them to your Buddy list.
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93 .SS File Transfer
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94 Currently only files can be recieve. A option to Send files will added in
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95 later versions.
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96 .SH PREFERENCES
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97 The preferences are accessed by selecting \fIPreferences\fR from the
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98 \fITools\fR menu.
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99 .SH PLUGINS
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100 The plugins are accessed by selecting \fIPreferences\fR from the
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101 \fITools\fR menu.
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102 .PP
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103 Plugin files are to be placed in $(HOME)/.gaim/plugins/ \- To load a plugin
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104 click on the \fILoad Plugin\fR button and select the plugin desired
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105 .PP
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106 To unload a plugin select which plugin you want to remove and click the
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107 \fIUnload Plugin\fR button.
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108 .SH Permit
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109 To add a user to Permit/Deny them, select the \fIPermit\fR tab and click on
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110 the add button. Type the \fIScreen Name\fR of the desired person in the
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111 \fBAdd\fR field, and select Permit/Deny.
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112 .PP
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113 To remove a \fIScreen Name\fR select the \fIScreen Name\fR and click on the
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114 \fIRemove\fR button.
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115 .SH FILES
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116 $(HOME)/.gaimrc \- Gaim Config File
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117 .br
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118 $(HOME)/.gaim/SCREENNAME/ \- SCREENNAME's conversation logs
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119 .br
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120 $(HOME)/.gaim/plugins/ \- Gaim Plugin Files
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121 .SH BUGS
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122 Known bugs are at http://sourceforge.net/bugs/?group_id=235
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123 .SH BUG REPORTS
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124 If you find a bug in \fBgaim\fR, please submit a bug form at
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125 http://sourceforge.net/bugs/?group_id=235
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126 .PP
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127 Before sending a bug report, please verify that you have the latest
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128 version of \fBgaim\fR. Many bugs (major and minor) are fixed
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129 at each release, and if yours is out of date, the problem may already
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130 have been solved.
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131 .SH SEE ALSO
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132 \fIhttp://www.marko.net/gaim/\fR
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133 .SH LICENSE
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134 This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
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135 it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
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136 the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
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137 (at your option) any later version.
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138 .PP
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139 This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
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140 \fBWITHOUT ANY WARRANTY\fR; without even the implied warranty of
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141 MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
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142 General Public License for more details.
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143 .PP
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144 You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
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145 along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
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146 Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple PLace, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA
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147 .SH AUTHORS
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148 The authors of \fBgaim\fR are:
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149 .PP
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150 Rob Flynn <rob@linuxpimps.com> \- IM: RobFlynn
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151 .br
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152 Eric Warmenhoven <warmenhoven@yahoo.com> \- IM: EWarmenhoven
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153 .br
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154 Jim Duchek <jim@linuxpimps.com> \- IM: Zilding
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155 .br
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156 Mark Spencer <markster@marko.net> \- IM: Markster97
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157 .PP
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159 The manpage was written by Dennis Ristuccia <dennis@vertex.978.org> IM: D3nnisR
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161 .\" WOO!
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