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which is the lightest instant messenger?
Deozaan:
[EDIT] I have a similar question but in regard to GoogleTalk. [/EDIT]
I'm really fond of GoogleTalk because of it's minimalistic design. It doesn't have all that extra garbage/bloat like MSN or Y!IM. However, I've been increasingly displeased with the fact that for some reason it takes up 26MB of RAM.
But since GTalk is all I use anymore, I don't know if there are any other lighter IM clients that I can use my GTalk friends list.
Here are the features I'd like:
1. GTalk friends list.
2. Ability to log chats.
3. Ability to send files.
Anything much more than that is unnecessary, in my opinion.
kalos:
Gtalk works with msn and yahoo protocol?
muntealb:
The lightest IM that supports MSN is probably aMSN.
http://www.amsn-project.net/
You could try also Trillian, it can connect to the MSN network.
http://www.ceruleanstudios.com/
f0dder:
I'm really fond of GoogleTalk because of it's minimalistic design. It doesn't have all that extra garbage/bloat like MSN or Y!IM. However, I've been increasingly displeased with the fact that for some reason it takes up 26MB of RAM.-Deozaan (May 17, 2008, 07:36 PM)
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The official MSN Live, with all it's bloat, only uses 24megs of private bytes... it's working set is 40megs though, but again 'only' 21megs private WS. I normally use miranda, but (afaik) it doesn't support custom emoticons, which can make some conversations pretty hard to follow...
Mark0:
I most always use the Jabber client integrated in Gmail (so, Gtalk), since I have that page loaded all the time anyway. If I had a conversation that goes over a brief exchange, I just pop-out the chat Windos. If I have also to send somefiles, either I send via Gmail or fire-up Gtalk.
Bye!
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