[Cialug] graphical `write`?

[Jeff Chapin]

Pidgin is by far my favorite client for all protocols, and it has the
benefit of having a CLI version. There have been times that I have been
in a server room with no cell reception, so I SSH into my desktop
workstation, fireup the CLI client -- which uses the same preferences as
my GUI client and then IMd a coworker.


It works slick, and is not limited to XMPP in case the user you are
trying to reach does not have an XMPP client.

Jeff

Chris Freeman wrote:
> There used to be talk (and the superior ytalk). However, the number of
> chat clients make it a non-starter for 99.9% of uses.
>
> XMPP and a CLI client is probably the way to go.
>
> Chris
>
> On Wed, Jan 26, 2011 at 12:33 PM, Jeffrey Ollie <jeff at ocjtech.us
> <mailto:jeff at ocjtech.us>> wrote:
>
>     On Wed, Jan 26, 2011 at 12:27 PM, chris rheinherren
>     <c.rheinherren at gmail.com <mailto:c.rheinherren at gmail.com>> wrote:
>     > I know that users can use `write` to send messages to one
>     another when both
>     > are logged into the same system via terminal. Is there a way to send
>     > messages back and forth between users on the same system when
>     one is logged
>     > in via a terminal and the other a GUI login? -- Other than email.
>
>     `write' works if you open up a graphical terminal emulator as well.
>     But I'd suggest going with XMPP and
>     a CLI client.  I've never tried it but there is at least one out
>     there:
>
>     http://www.openfusion.net/net/clix
>
>     If XMPP isn't your thing you could go with IRC and use irssi (which
>     many people prefer over GUI clients anyway).
>
>     --
>     Jeff Ollie
>     _______________________________________________
>     Cialug mailing list
>     Cialug at cialug.org <mailto:Cialug at cialug.org>
>     http://cialug.org/mailman/listinfo/cialug
>
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> _______________________________________________
> Cialug mailing list
> Cialug at cialug.org
> http://cialug.org/mailman/listinfo/cialug
>