Text Based aim for shell

Hi all .
looking for a text based aim client i used to have one did the job perfecly but i cant remember the name i just want to be able to connect to the aim service from my shell w/text only aim client any help would be nice . thanks

Windows or Linux?

i'm looking for one for windows, i'd like to try one out, do u know of any ?

Thing is, I don't know of any for Windows specifically. I suppose you could take something like centericq and port it with cygwin or another compiler...

can't you connect via an IRC client ? is there and IRC command to type in the usernmae and password after the /server command ?

like /server login.oscar.aol.com 5190 /MemorY /password

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©opy®ight: I use PuTTy and connect to basically the same thing and use it text-based through that. I believe we actually talked one time through me doing that, I'm not sure..

Ok i downloaded it, how do i set this up now ?

Well, see you can do one of many things. Either connect directly to the server or connect (what I do) through a shell service and then go. You should search AO for websites that give free shell accounts (I think sdf.lonestar.org still does, not sure though). I use a shell account for all of my 'net searching, browsing, chatting, etc to make sure things are masked.

I have a thread in the OS forum about Naim which sounds just like what you're looking for.


Now, off topic:

Umm, is it just me, or is the Internet lagging too crap today? It's only certain pages I visit, but a lot of them seem too be lagging. At first http://www.antionline.com couldn't be found, then Linux.org, then yahoo was lagging, a few other pages work fine and AO is working but lagging bad. Anyone else experiencing this?

If I have to redo my router I'm going too cry.

gore: No problems here. Actually (for once in some time) all systems go and at a fast rate here. :) Good to see ya by the by, gore.

Some lagging here from SBC DSL.

Thanks for the ideas, i just want one to connect from my shell account (linux)