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BitlBee – turn your IRC client into multiprotocol Instant Messenger client

Posted by mypapit on 4 Nov 2005 in GNU/Linux, General, Internet Stuff, Open Source, Other Downloads, Other Operating System

Check out BitlBee, IRC gateway that can turn your irc client into a multi-protocol Instant Messenger client!

The main motivation behind BiltBee is to enable console users to use a multi-protocol Instant Messenger client. Since irc clients is common in console environments, so BiltBee is implemented as a gateway server, so that a user can connect to their favorite IM networks as if connecting through an irc server.

BiltBee server is available under GNU/Linux and Microsoft Windows platform. It supports MSN, ICQ, Jabber, AIM, and Yahoo! IM networks.

You can connect to public Bitbee server through CGI interface at http://cgi.bitlbee.org if you don’t want to install BitlBee in your computer.

BitlBee Screenshot :

Oh, BitlBee is licensed in GNU General Public License.

1. BitlBee website
2. BitlBee public server

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