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Diffstat (limited to 'net-im/naim')
| -rw-r--r-- | net-im/naim/Makefile | 2 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | net-im/naim/pkg-descr | 18 |
2 files changed, 15 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/net-im/naim/Makefile b/net-im/naim/Makefile index f0e27ad92b76..18a8b07d466a 100644 --- a/net-im/naim/Makefile +++ b/net-im/naim/Makefile @@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ CATEGORIES= net irc MASTER_SITES= http://shell.n.ml.org/n/naim/ MAINTAINER= tlp@LiquidX.org -COMMENT= Curses based AOL Instant Messager implementation +COMMENT= Console ncurses-based AIM, ICQ, IRC, and Lily client USE_BZIP2= yes GNU_CONFIGURE= yes diff --git a/net-im/naim/pkg-descr b/net-im/naim/pkg-descr index 6285bb6bfdb8..973cf367c3ff 100644 --- a/net-im/naim/pkg-descr +++ b/net-im/naim/pkg-descr @@ -1,6 +1,16 @@ -A chat program for use with America Online's Instant Messenger. The -name naim is derived from n's AIM client, but it could also have been -derived from ncurses AIM client because of naim's use of the ncurses -text-mode screen library. +naim is a console client for AOL Instant Messenger (AIM), AOL I Seek You +(ICQ), Internet Relay Chat (IRC), and The lily CMC. + +It 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). + +It also includes powerful dynamic module support, allowing developers to +modify all major aspects of naim's behavior. + +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. WWW: http://naim.n.ml.org |