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Glad you asked.
A few of us have a nice little IRC chatroom going on, where we discuss KS, amongst other things.
Relevant info:
Hostname: irc.freenode.net
Channel: #katawashoujo
Webchat: https://webchat.freenode.net/
Recommended IRC Clients: HexChat or Pidgin
To get on the IRC: Either use the link under Webchat, or download one of the IRC clients, pick the Freenode server, and join #katawashoujo
>Nothing to do with pigeons!
Actually, the logo on the Pidgin chat client is a pigeon, so it's pretty easy to form a mental association of the two terms.
Not to mention, wikipedia mentions this about the etymological origin for the term pidgin.
>Another etymology that has been proposed is English pigeon, a bird sometimes used for carrying brief written messages, especially in times prior to modern telecommunications.
I used to use pidgin (a messenger-like software) here,
EDIT : In case it's not obvious, facebook support is "XMPP" in the list,
but by now, I perma-deleted facebook, also I stopped reading that wall of text when he went "hurr durr scientists don't know shit, chemicals kills your butt"
>How to fix it?
You don't. You use your distro's packages.
It's just 'sudo apt update && sudo apt install pidgin -y'. You don't needa do all that by hand.
If you need version 2.16 for some reason, you need to do a recompile manually will many *-dev libraries installed. Whether it works or not is hit or miss.
Well, some apps attempt just that. Take Pidgin for PC as an example, you can easily use Facebook Messenger, Google Talk, Windows Live, Skype, Steam IM protocols etc. with it.
There's a LOT of these, depends on what services you use.
Here's a couple :
Open Source : https://www.pidgin.im/
DISCLAIMER : Be careful to pick a safe/open one. Think about who could read ALL your conversations.
( [0], at work :-( )
Mighty Text + Pidgin does the same thing. Pidgin is exceptional. You can have every chat through your PC through one program in one place (Hangouts, Text Messages, Steam, AIM (if you still use it), Facebook, whatever chat program).
Pidgin: https://www.pidgin.im/
Mighty Text plugin: https://code.google.com/p/pidgin-mightytext/
Pushbullet is pretty rad for moving files though.
Sure, here it is, but looking at its page, I think it died. Pidgin, however, is well alive - for example, I am using it right now for WhatsApp and Skype. The problem is, the real solutions to this problem include reverse engineering, i.e., in order to use the protocol according to your needs and convenience, you have to jump over multiple obstacles put by the original manufacturer - all of them try their best to make their service the most limiting and least convenient possible in order to create their "walled garden". For example, WhatsApp requires a working connection on a working smartphone in order to be used on the computer, and the "official" way to do it is use a Web page, where chat history, downloaded files etc are not saved, so people have to reverse-engineer the protocol to make it work more-or-less normally.
As long as there were published protocols/APIs and you could connect to the messaging service independently of all the cruft, you could have universal clients. When the world was a little simpler, I was a big fan of. https://www.pidgin.im/
If you want full anonymity without federal intervention consider Off-the-Record messaging, a plugin for Pidgin instant messaging client..
And remember - Encryption != Authorization. Stay safe kings - no CIA fellas can touch us. Even in the case of the bust - if you're private encryption keys are compromised, no conversation that happened before the bust is compromised.
sudo apt-get install pidgin
sudo apt-get install pidgin-otr
Does anyone remember Pidgin?
They implemented a cool e2e encryption system that let you use e2e encryption with any chat protocol. The idea was that if you and the other person had the same client you could chat privately.
Kind of seems like having the separation is the way forward. Right now the reason why these systems are weak is that the client and the server are both managed by the same entity, whether it be signal or whatever.
AFAIK the only one that comes close to having something similar is Telegram, because the protocol is open source and there are a bunch of alternate clients for Telegram.
Before I stopped chatting, I used Pidgin.
That was a while ago. Is it still going? This appears to suggest it is:
Give that a try?
Edit to add: seems like it's still available as a package:
# apt search pidgin
pidgin/bionic 1:2.12.0-1ubuntu4 amd64
graphical multi-protocol instant messaging client
So I'd advise install via your package manager. See how you get on.
You could use PGP any platform. But, you still have to exchange keys in person. Heck, you could even use it on the memo field on the blockchain (but, that's a bit overkill).
Easiest, just pick a client that has PGP support, and let it connect to whatever service you like. I've used pidgin for a number of years, mostly because of Linux support (I'm a software engineer). It can connect to about a dozen different services by default and more via plugins. There are other good clients too.
I have accounts on about five services presently but, I just use pidgin to connect to all of them. Messages are encrypted by default with those i've shared keys with and normal with everyone else.
Anyways remember, only share your public key, never your private key. It's also a good idea to keep a copy of your keys on a thumb drive.
Get Pidgin or I guess Adium (as Pidgin suggests you do) if you want native libpurple support through your OS. I would get Pidgin though.
Make a XMPP account on Pidgin. XMPP is what Jabber is officially called.
Guide: https://www.reddit.com/r/emailprivacy/wiki/index#wiki_pidgin_.26amp.3B_xmpp_w.2F_otr_setup_guide
I'm not sure how you're going to get OTR for Pidgin (I don't use Apple products). Maybe it is built into Adium?
Maybe you should set up tails.
Hey man, glad to have you! So, at first we were thinking Skype, but as I thought, there was hesitation because of how insecure it is. So I think we will be using https://www.pidgin.im/download/windows/ (I'm not exactly sure what the download is for macs and others) Just a warning, you may get some sort of scanning warning; that's what I got, but it worked fine. When you create an account change AIM to XMPP. Also, set the domain as exploit.im When you do that, add me to your buddy list. I'm Message me and then we can go from there; also message me here if you have problems. Glad to have you!
If you're on Tails, Pidgin is pre-installed. If you're one Windows, go here to download it.
Then, search "XMPP server list" on Google and here you'll be able to register with a server. There's quite a few out there, just make sure the server is well-updated and make sure it's actually up.
Just go to one of these sites and find their "registration" page, from here you'll make a username and password that you can plug into Pidgin (just adding a new account).
You might also want to configure OTR (off-the-record chat) if you want completely encrypted/secure communications, just look up a guide on Youtube or Google. I'm sure you can find what you're looking for!
Yes, but it is more complicated.
Download and install Pidgin:
https://www.pidgin.im/download/windows/
Download and install OTR:
https://otr.cypherpunks.ca/binaries/windows/pidgin-otr-4.0.1.exe
Download, install and run the Tor Browser Bundle (if you don't already have it):
https://www.torproject.org/download/download-easy.html.en
Start Pidgin.
Make sure that the icon is not hidden in the system tray. Right click on the clock and select "Customize notification icons". Make sure that Pidgin is set to "Show icon and notifications". Hit OK.
Right click on the Pidgin icon in the system tray and select Preferences.
Select the Proxy tab.
Check mark "Use remote DNS with SOCKS4 proxies".
Select:
Proxy type: Tor/Privacy (SOCKS5) Host: 127.0.0.1 Port:9150
Hit Close.
Right click on the Pidgin icon in the system tray again and select Plugins.
Check mark the "Off-the-Record-Messaging" plugin.
Select Configure Plugin.
Make sure that all of the boxes are check marked.
Do the account setup on dukgo.com.
Basically just go to a site that hosts Jabber servers such as https://jabber.hot-chilli.net/account/create/ and create an account.
Next go download Pidgin and also a plugin for it called OTR. Install Pidgin and then also install the OTR plugin for it.
Now open up Pidgin and make sure OTR is enabled by going Tools > Plugins and making sure Off-the-record messaging is checked.
Now add a new account. Chose XMPP as the protocol and fill out the username, password and domain you chose when you registered for your account. Leave the resource field blank and everything else as it was.
If you wish to hide behind TOR whilst using Jabber (I do so and recommend) then make sure TOR is open and then before you finish adding your account go to the proxy tab up top. Chose SOCKS v5 (not the one that says tor, that didn't work for me), put 127.0.0.1 as the host and 9150 as the port. Username and password are blank.
Now finish up adding your account and it should connect up fine. You can give your buddy address to other people for them to add you which is your username then a @ followed by your domain. For example mine is
Hope this helps!
You have MPC-HC but you didn't add CCCP It has the codec you need to watch a lot of video files included with mpc-hc(very popular in the anime subbing community)
Also, I suggest adding Pidgin to communications, it's a chat client that combines a bunch of different things like aim, google talk, irc and xmpp.
https://robertsspaceindustries.com/faq/xmpp-setup
This page has the information you want. It looks like OP is using Pidgin which is the client they use as their example in the page I linked.