Gaim is a multi-protocol instant messaging (IM) client for Linux, BSD, MacOS X, and Windows. It is compatible with AIM and ICQ (Oscar protocol), MSN Messenger, Yahoo!, IRC, Jabber, Gadu-Gadu, SILC, GroupWise Messenger, and Zephyr networks.

Gaim users can log in to multiple accounts on multiple IM networks simultaneously. This means that you can be chatting with friends on AOL Instant Messenger, talking to friends on MSN & Yahoo Messenger, and sitting in an IRC channel all at the same time.

Gaim supports many features of the various networks, such as file transfer, away messages, typing notification, and MSN window closing notification. It also goes beyond that and provides many unique features. A few popular features are Buddy Pounces, which give the ability to notify you, send a message, play a sound, or run a program when a specific buddy goes away, signs online, or returns from idle; and plugins, consisting of text replacement, a buddy ticker, extended message notification, iconify on away, spell checking, tabbed conversations, and more. Download

http://easynews.dl.sourceforge.net/s...gaim-1.5.0.exe

6mb.

Since I use Linux for my workstation, I have been using Gaim for years. I use it to simultaneously connect to my accounts on AOL, Yahoo, IRC, Google Talk, and even IRC if necessary.

Although it appears that I am a few versions out of date. (The link references 1.5.0, but I'm still running 1.2.0 with no issues...)