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- Some software installation is required (chat client and Bonjour/Avahi)
- Chat is one to one, between two individuals
- No encryption of chats unless you separate install an encryption plugin in your chat client
- Only works on the CNF network as CNF Computing is not running a chat server. Your chat client simply looks for and discovers other chat clients on the network.
Software Installation
Pidgin (required) - Linux and Windows
For some linux distributions, Pidgin may already be available as an installable package (this is the case for Fedora and RedHat Enterprise Linux) directly from the Linux distribution packager. If not, follow the below instructions:
- Point your web browser at http://www.pidgin.im/
- Click the "Get Pidgin" link to download the installer
- Run the installer and follow the instructions to install Pidgin.
Bonjour (required) - Windows
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For some linux distribution, Avahi may already be available as one or more installable packages. If not available, install the latest avahi from http://avahi.org
Pidgin (required) - Linux and Windows
For some linux distributions, Pidgin may already be available as an installable package (this is the case for Fedora and RedHat Enterprise Linux) directly from the Linux distribution packager. If not, follow the below instructions:
- Point your web browser at http://www.pidgin.im/
- Click the "Get Pidgin" link to download the installer
- Run the installer and follow the instructions to install Pidgin.
Adium (required) - Mac OS X
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