Instant Messaging App For Mac

[mark.herty]

Can anyone recommend a good instant messaging application that can be used with on a proxy network. I would like to use msn and/or gtalk on my macbook in college but you need to input certain settings to use it on the network.

I would like a program i can use and change the proxy settings, i have tried using the one with Microsoft messenger but it doesn't seem to work.

 

[ergdegdeg]

If you don't have to rely on it as a primary client for all your instant messaging, I would suggest meebo.com. It is browser-based and you therefore don't have to set up that proxy thing. Gabtastik is an app to log in to meebo in a separate window.

 

[tibi08]

Adium supports proxys, have you tried that?

 

[kolax]

Without side tracking this topic, I have a half related question.

At my University there is a wireless network over the campus which has a proxy, and it is auto detected by my Mac. It is designed to only allow web browsing, however Windows Live Messenger also works.

Messenger:Mac doesn't work, however if I boot up Parallel's Desktop, I can sign in using Windows Live Messenger.

What gives?

 

[MorzillA]

yeah I was going to also suggest Adium.....

 

[danik]

Instant messaging

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[lofight]

what do proxy's do?