Pakket: ekg2 (1:0.4~pre 20120506.1-16 en anderen)

instant messenger and IRC client for UNIX systems

EKG2 is an open source instant messenger program for UNIX systems. The program has a plugin-based structure, and supports multiple protocols, currently Jabber, ICQ, Gadu-Gadu, IRC, RivChat, PolChat, NNTP and RSS.

The program has many useful features. Here is a list - unless specified they are included in the ekg2-core package.

  - irssi-like ncurses interface, with mouse support [ekg2-ui-ncurses]
  - experimental GTK  interface [ekg2-ui-gtk]
  - spell checking [ekg2-ui-ncurses]
  - jogger.pl blog update support
  - a simple CAPTCHA (autoresponder)
  - Python and Perl scripting [ekg2-scripting-python, ekg2-scripting-perl]
  - launching shell commands on certain events
  - encryption support (SIM, GnuPG) [ekg2-core, ekg2-gnupg]
  - logging to SQLite, plain text or XML files
  - sending SMs (using an external program such as sms-pl)
  - mail checking

This is a metapackage which depends on a set of commonly used EKG2 packages.

Tags: Cultuur: Pools, Implemented in: C, User Interface: interface::graphical, interface::text-mode, World Wide Web, interface::x11, mail::notification, Networking: Client, Server, Network Protocol: protocol::dcc, protocol::gadu-gadu, HTTP, IRC, protocol::jabber, protocol::nntp, SSL/TLS, TCP, Role: role::program, scope::application, Interface Toolkit: GTK, Ncurses TUI, Purpose: use::chatting, web::blog, World Wide Web: Server, Works with: Instant Messages, X Window Systeem: Application

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