# HG changeset patch # User Eric Warmenhoven # Date 990617945 0 # Node ID 922d8505ae5afaac73c710353b1e0f4f9b98973b # Parent a02584b988230bf5cbbf3db5a9dd999e14d32c7a [gaim-migrate @ 1892] hi committer: Tailor Script diff -r a02584b98823 -r 922d8505ae5a STATUS --- a/STATUS Wed May 23 07:59:05 2001 +0000 +++ b/STATUS Wed May 23 11:39:05 2001 +0000 @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -STATUS of GAIM CVS tree. Last modified $Date: 2001-04-21 08:24:45 -0400 (Sat, 21 Apr 2001) $ by +STATUS of GAIM CVS tree. Last modified $Date: 2001-05-23 07:39:05 -0400 (Wed, 23 May 2001) $ by $Author: warmenhoven $. This file is meant to provide gaim users who use the CVS version to see whether @@ -27,7 +27,9 @@ you need a version that you know is reliable, then keep your favorite one in case of an emergency. But for the most part, gaim is not mission-critical software, and if you can help us find a few bugs before we release, all the -better. +better. (Also, CVS tends to be more stable than releases, since we get 10 or +12 bug reports right after we make a release, and all those bugs are fixed +within a day or two usually.) Buddy List @@ -65,15 +67,10 @@ TOC (Rob) === -TOC is working reasonably well. The options to use a proxy got moved to the -account editor, and are set up on a per-account basis, in case you were -wondering. TOC can be used to sign into ICQ; though you should use the ICQ -plugin as it offers more functionality. - -TOC cannot get people's away messages; TOC also cannot make requests to send -files. It is possible, however, to have an AIM user request to get a file from -or send a file to you. Support for Direct IM, Buddy Icons, and Voice Chat is -being worked on. +TOC is working reasonably well. TOC cannot get people's away messages; TOC also +cannot make requests to send files. It is possible, however, to have an AIM user +request to get a file from or send a file to you. Support for Direct IM, Buddy +Icons, and Voice Chat is being worked on. Oscar (Eric) @@ -84,6 +81,15 @@ connections, but doesn't yet let you send/receive files through this or through the Get File/Send File method. Permit/Deny lists should work properly now. +Oscar is the "default" protocol now, because it supports every feature that TOC +supports and more (except file transfer, but TOC doesn't do file transfer very +well), and is in general more reliable than TOC. When you add new accounts it +defaults to using Oscar (you can specify TOC or any other protocol); when gaim +can't figure out which protocol you wanted to use (e.g. when you type in a +screenname into the Login window for an account gaim doesn't know about), it +will sign it on using Oscar. It is also recommended that you use Oscar instead +of TOC. + Yahoo (Eric) =====