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Hi everyone,
I'm new to linux and have the KNOPPIX V3.3 2003-09-24-EN.
I'm trying to use Gaim to sign into my MSN account but it just keeps displaying that the Protocol is not supported...... I don't know what this actually means. :? Do I need to install a update of a protocol ?, or update Gaim? or something else?
Thanks for your time,
Alex.
Alex
On 15th October Microsoft changed their servers to only support later versions of their protocol in an attempt to try to shut out non-microsoft clients.
You can find out a bit more about it here...http://gaim.sourceforge.net/msn.php
From the Gaim website:Apt-get gaim does not seem to give a late enough version, so you might have to install the source and compile it yourself.Quote:
Gaim still works with MSN provided you're using a recent version (0.71 is our current version), and you have SSL libraries properly installed. We support either Mozilla NSS or GNUTLS. Check the FAQ for more information.
Sorry I can't be more specific, but the whole thing seems to be a bit of a moving target.
aMSN works! - Although the version that supports protocol 9 (0.83-1) gets uninstalled by 'apt-get' everytime, so I must be doing something wrong!
I don't really properly understand package management at the moment!
I just download the aMSN .deb package and use:-
dpkg -i amsn_0.83-1_i386.deb
It comes back:-
Selecting previously deselected package amsn.
(Reading database ... 117355 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking amsn (from amsn_0.83-1_i386.deb) ...
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of amsn:
amsn depends on tcltls; however:
Package tcltls is not installed.
dpkg: error processing amsn (--install):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Errors were encountered while processing:
amsn
But works fine....
I'm a newbie. Stu......
I'm newbier than any other in this planet :wink: but I installed aMSN from the tar.gz file!!!
Just follow the instruction from the aMSN's web page http://amsn.sourceforge.net/
Installation
Download amsn-0_xx.tar.gz
$ tar xvzf amsn-0_xx.tar.gz
$ cd msn
$ ./amsn
or
$ wish amsn
If command wish is not found, you need to install tcl/tk packages (tcl & tk).
Note that I used "./amsn" and it works fine!
Be carefull to put the tar.gz file in the directory where you want to install it, because I ran the installation in my "downloads" directory and now I have pics, videos, and this kind of fool things in the same directory that aMSN is installed. :?
I hope that this helps you!
Linuxely yours,
Rodrigo.