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This client featuring a powerful plugin-based framework and boasting over 350 plugins with support for AIM, Facebook, Gadu-Gadu, IAX, ICQ, IRC, Jabber, MSN, Gtalk and lot more Platform: Windows 4. Messengers with client-to-client encryption The following table is an overview of instant messaging clients that provide end-to-end encryption. Some of the listed client applications do not provide end-to-end encryption by default. Probably the most widely known IM client, Adium is a free application for Mac OS X that can connect to AIM, MSN, Jabber, Yahoo, and more.It offers a great user interface (which is remarkably easy to customize), tabbed chat windows, encryption, file transfer, and decent integration with OS X.

Eric Schwarz - 2002.06.13

Well, I've been writing for Low End Macfor a year (on June 14) and have gone from a PowerBook 540c and Performa 475 running OS 8 toan iBook running OS X 10.1.5. I'llprobably do a piece reflecting on my first year here later, but fornow, I think it's time this was done (or at least done moreup-to-date).

What Is AIM?

AIM is the AOL Instant Messenger, a free, easy to use chat systemfor users of Macs, PCs, Linux, Palm OS, and many more operatingsystems. Millions use it to chat with AIM users around the world.Eventually, with the introduction of iChat, iTools users will be ableto chat with AIM and AOL users. What is nice about Mac OS X isthat there are a lot of clients for AIM, rather than just the officialone from AOL. This article is intended to give you a recommendation onwhich one to download.

AIM

Download Size: 2.9 MB

AOL's Official Client is up to version4.5.x on the Mac (4.8 forWindows) and allows you to log in with your iTools ID(yourID@mac.com becomes your screen name, including the '@mac.com'part). I've tried this, and it still seems kind of flaky, but overallAOL's client works quite well.

There are some problems with this program. First, it's a lot slowerthan some other offerings (since it does have a lot of eye-candy). Italso shows ads (which are what pays for the service, but can be quiteugly). Finally, it's a carbon app and does crash (sometimes hard).

AOL's client is also available for the classic Mac OS.

Verdict: The official client is okay, but not impressive. (2/5)

Fire

Download Size: 3.5 MB

Epicware's Fire is more than justa simple AIM client. Actually, it's a client for many services,including MSN (bleh), Yahoo, ICQ, and Jabber. It's quite fast, has manyoptions, and works well. There are no ads, but it connects with adifferent protocol than the official AOL client, so there may be someoutages. A major quirk is that it keeps getting the buddy list off theAOL server, even when you don't want it to. This used to be my primaryIM client, but then I quit using the garbage known as MSN and got theYahoo client, so all that power seemed like an overkill.

Verdict: This is an excellent piece of software, but if you don'tneed all the power, I'd suggest something else. (4/5)

Proteus

Download Size: 2.1 MB

Proteus is odd (in myopinion), but not in a bad way. Proteus works like Fire but allows youto have multiple accounts for each service (so you could sign on to AIMas two different people). Proteus, like Fire, is a Cocoa app and has agorgeous interface.

There are some annoyances, however, including the fact that thingsaren't where they're expected to be (kinda like OmniWeb), and forsome reason, it seems that your buddy list cannot be shared by multipleaccounts (this could just be a problem with mine - your mileage mayvary). To connect or disconnect with a certain account, you must openthe account manager. Again, there are no ads, but it connects with adifferent protocol than the AOL client, so there may be someoutages.

Verdict: A promising piece of software with lots of power (likeFire) that has some quirks that take some getting used to. (3/5)

Adium

Download Size: 1.5 MB

Finally, we have Adium, theiCab of AIM clients. It was designed fromthe beginning to be fast (use nearly 0% of CPU power), but also toprovide lots of options. You can customize every aspect of itsinterface, from its dock icon to what each little title and messagelooks like. Obviously, it's a Cocoa app, and it's very reliable.Previous versions did not allow warnings, but this one does.

The interface is very clean, and the dock icon can be set notto bounce. There are a few nifty features, including window modes thatputs all your messages in one tabbed window, a tabbed window thatincludes everything (buddy list and messages), and regular mode (likethe other clients). Like the other third-party clients, there are noads, but it connects with a different protocol than the officialclient, so there may be some outages. This is the client that I use formost things, and it has proven quite reliable.

Verdict: A wonderful AIM client, that is rather plain (but not tooplain). (5/5)

So Which One?

There are more clients out there, but these are the major ones. Thewinner here is Adium, and it is well worth your download. The othersare not bad choices, either. Of course, this whole article isopinionated, so if your favorite client didn't score as high as youthink it should, don't feel bad. For the best effect, try all of themand see which one fits your needs.

We'll just have to wait for iChat and see if Apple's client is asgood as they claim.

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