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On 28/06/06, Ow Mun Heng <Ow.Mun.Heng@×××.com> wrote: |
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> On Mon, 2006-06-26 at 00:24 +0200, Bo ??rsted Andresen wrote: |
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> > On Sunday 25 June 2006 21:02, Mick wrote: |
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> > > Is there a similar function in Gaim, or does it only do vanilla |
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> > > messaging (unencrypted)? |
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> > |
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> > I have no experience with encryption in instant messengers so can't help with |
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> > that. But there is a plugin: |
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> > |
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> > # eix gaim-encryption |
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> > * x11-plugins/gaim-encryption |
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> |
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> I use this. It's Great. |
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> There is also this. I've never tested it, but it's "supposed" to be |
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> better(?) than the former. |
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> |
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> * x11-plugins/gaim-otr |
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> Available versions: ~1.0.3 ~2.0.0 ~2.0.1 ~2.0.2 ~3.0.0 ~3.0.0-r1 |
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> Installed: none |
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> Homepage: http://www.cypherpunks.ca/otr/ |
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> Description: (OTR) Messaging allows you to have private |
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> conversations over instant messaging |
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Thanks! Very interesting, especially the second package. The only |
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drawback is that the receiver should also be using Gaim with the same |
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plugin - which excludes most of my M$Windoze friends. :-( |
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Regards, |
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Mick |
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