naim 0.11.8.1 review

naim project is the original ncurses, console-based AIM client, which also supports IRC, ICQ, and Lily CMC. For AIM and ICQ, it us

License: GPL (GNU General Public License) File size: 0K Developer: Daniel Reed

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naim project is the original ncurses, console-based AIM client, which also supports IRC, ICQ, and Lily CMC.

For AIM and ICQ, it uses the TOC protocol, and includes many commonly-requested features found nowhere else, while still preserving naim's classic look and feel.

Here are some key features of "naim":
naim includes unique features like zero-configuration peer to peer encryption, automatic message queueing, and incoming message modification (to correct common spelling mistakes and expand common abbreviations; see /help filter).
naim also includes powerful dynamic module support, allowing developers to modify all major aspects of naim's behavior.
Third-party plug-ins have been used to extend naim's functionality for use in embedded monitoring clients, and for use as host to automatic clients ("bots").
The naim-modules package (distributed below) includes several example plug-ins, including a telnet server (nsocket), an interactive bot (naimusers), and a simple anti-spam measure (nantispam).
When combined with GNU Screen, naim is great to use as a chat client as well as an answering machine. Individual users can detach, log out, pack up and go home, then log back in from anywhere on the Internet to resume their naim session.
naim is maintained by an OPEN, DIRECTED COMMUNITY, and has been in development since October, 1998.

Requirements:
ncurses
screen

What's New in This Release:
The IRC driver now accepts incoming lines that end in a naked "n". /delbuddy did not always correctly remove the user from your server-side buddy list.
If you had a user with the same friendly name as another user's account name, naim would become unstable when the second user signed on.
The status bar now displays typing notifications.
Warning levels are now displayed.
There is a new /setpriv command to modify your privacy settings.
IPv6 support has been modernized and enabled.
Friendly names are now stored to and retrieved from your server-side buddy list.