As it has been a couple of years since
tftv256's writeup about Gaim, I feel that it's time to update this node.
Gaim is probably the most widely used AIM client on Linux, with almost 1,000,000 downloads at the time of this writeup, not counting each copy in many popular Linux distros.
Gaim runs on the following Operating Systems:
Linux
BSD
Mac OS X
Windows
and supports the following protocols:
AIM Oscar
AIM TOC
MSN Messenger
Yahoo Messenger
IRC
Jabber
Zephyr
In addition, Gaim supports logging on to multiple accounts at the same time, on any or all of the supported protocols.
The current version of Gaim for Linux/BSD/Mac OS X is v.0.67. The current version of Gaim for Windows is 0.67.
There are many different plugins that can be attached to Gaim to extend its functionality. Some of these include a spell checker, an encryption plugin, and a remote control, so that Gaim can be controlled by another computer.
Source: http://gaim.sourceforge.net
Updated: August 23, 2003