EKG2 Multiplatform, multiprotocol, plugin-based instant messanger with (GTK2 GUI || console UI)!
EKG2 is OpenSource IM application for Unix systems (Linux, *BSD, SunOS, Solaris, MacOS, X, BeOS) available under the terms of GPL.
EKG2 is plugin-based, because of this it can support many diffrent protocols. It can also support different GUIs! Below is a list of available plugins.
0.1.1 version has been released, it can be downloaded from here. There is also Release Candidate 1 for version 0.2, still removing bugs and we hope in a near future will be released.
First steps:
- getting ekg2,
- creating a new session (account),
- basic tasks when using EKG2?,
- getting support
- Mouse User Guide
Protocol plugins:
- feed - (nntp and rss reader),
- GG (gadu-gadu) - (using libgadu, the most popular polish IM protocol),
- IRC - (mostly IRCnet oriented),
- jabber - (xmpp, gtalk and tlen support),
- polchat - (polchat chat rooms)
- rivchat - (LAN chat protocol a bit simillar to irc - it is not "LANChat")
GUI plugins:
Logging facility:
- logs? - multi plugin, that allows logging in irssi like format, xml, simple and raw,
- logsqlite - logging in sqlite db file,
- logsoracle? - logging in oracle db
Script languages bindings:
Other superb plugins:
- autoresponder? - hm the name is all ;-)
- dbus? - basic dbus support (allows you creating superb now-playing ;) !),
- jogger - allows to manipulate JoggerBot via ekg2,
- mail? - checking local maildir/mailbox for new messages,
- rc_pl / rc_en& httprc_xajax? - rc plugins allows remote control over ekg2,
- sim (using openssl) & gpg & rot ;) - these plugins allow encrypting supported protocols,
- sms? - sms sending,
- xmsg? - receiving notifications/messages over fs,
- xosd? - on screen display
There are also few others not mentioned here!
