From LQWiki

Kopete is a flexible and extendable multi-protocol instant messaging system that is now bundled together with KDE.

The goal of Kopete is to provide users with a standard and easy to use interface between all of their instant messaging systems.

It supports many messaging protocols like Jabber, ICQ, AIM, MSN, Yahoo, IRC, Windows LANs, GaduGadu, and SMS.

Kopete is in quite early development, and relies on core KDE functionality. This unfortunately means that connecting to protocols via an HTTP Proxy is impossible, making it utterly useless in many working environments up until KDE version 4.0 (scheduled for 2007). If HTTP Proxy support is required, I recommend a more mature replacement: Gaim

External Links:

• Kopete Home Page

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FYI in regards to supporting MSN. It works great except when I want to delete items out of my junkmail box. For this I go through an open window via Mozilla Firefox. Outside the missing toolbar that MSN supplies with their E-mail compose page and the video player that seems common with them and Comcast isp/broadband, the system (Mandriva) has more lights, bells and whistles to keep me happy. Anything I can do to help out, I will. Scottie