Instant Messaging

Instant messaging is not email but has much in common with it. With an instant messaging client you can `talk' to someone in real time rather than send emails back and forth.

Instant Messaging clients

Amsn

amsn is an MSN messenger client. It enables you to communicate with other Microsoft Messenger users. It provides most of the same functionality that the original MSN client does, including real time chat, contact lists, file transfers and more.

Gaim

gaim is a feature rich instant messaging client. It supports multiple protocols via modules, including AIM, ICQ, Yahoo!, MSN, Jabber, IRC, Napster, Gadu-Gadu and Zephyr.

Gabber

gabber is a GNOME Jabber client. It also happens to allow communication with other instant messaging systems, such as ICQ, AIM, Yahoo!, MSN, and even IRC.

Xchat

xchat is a client for the Internet Relay Chat with a simple graphical interface. It can be used to connect to multiple IRC networks at the same time.

Skype

skype has an instant messaging feature for use with other skype users.