Good messenger application

Hi,

I've heard of a few all-in-one messenger type apps with Skype, MSN, e.t.c. all combined into one but have never actually seen one with really good reviews. Does anyone have any recommendations?

Thanks!

Matt. I

 

I don't think anything will really fully combine Skype with anything else, because the coding of Skype tries not to allow third party copy programs...

 

Miranda IM ( http://www.miranda-im.org/)
Pidgin ( http://www.pidgin.im/)

 

Yeah i agree with john b. Go with pidgin. its a good app.
Heres an excerpt taken directly from cnet.com ( http://www.download.com/8301-2007_4-9835838-12.html?tag=cnetfd.blogs.item)

"If you've need to use Yahoo, MSN, AIM, and Google, at the same time from the same window, Pidgin is the chatty bird for you. Like other third-party IM clients, this open-source messenger accesses multiple IM networks, including MySpaceIM, as well as lesser-known protocols such as Jabber and Gadu-Gadu.

The IM features are unimpeachable: smileys, file transfers, and multiperson chats. The Buddy Pounce feature automatically performs certain actions when a contact signs on or off. Pidgin gets lots of intangibles right: logging and time-stamping, for instance, are well-executed. Twenty-two plug-ins come prepackaged, but there are still some bugs. Still, Pidgin remains a highly recommended text-only messaging app. "

 

For a complete list of multiprotocol IM applications with info about supported protocols:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multiprotocol_instant_messaging_application#Multiprotocol_Clients

 

Pidgin looks real good - thanks mate. rep for all of you.

Thanks again very, very much!