getting AMSN to work.Forum: Apps Topic: getting AMSN to work. started by: deryk Posted by deryk on May 07 2006,02:22
I'm trying to get AMSN to work. This is my primary method of communication and without it I'll be lost. I've loaded tcltk and amsn (uci files) from the MyDSL menu. I get icons for them both. When I click on AMSN, nothing happens. Have I missed a step? Posted by kerry on May 07 2006,09:03
Why not just use gaim it supports most IM's and can check your mail?
Posted by tuxedo on May 07 2006,18:16
maybe you've encountered the same problem i've had: if you launched dsl with a language option at boot (lang='your_lang'), amsn will search for a language file in /opt/amsn/lang and won't start. If it is the case, you can fix the problem by creating an empty file (or you put a single line int it) lang'your_lang' (for me it was langfr) in /opt/amsn/lang. Hope it helps... Posted by deryk on May 07 2006,20:07
I have a file named langen (which has a bunch of stuff in it) in my /opt/amsn/lang folder. I believe this is what you are referring to. In regards to gaim, does it support msn clients? Posted by tuxedo on May 07 2006,20:30
yes that was the file i was talking about...have you tried to launch amsn from the command line, to have some hint about the problem?gaim must work as an msn client, though i haven't tested it in dsl. Posted by kerry on May 07 2006,23:16
Yes, gaim still supports msn. But M$ will be changing and after that is any ones guess about third party apps working. -> < http://gaim.sourceforge.net/msn.php >
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