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Portable Miranda aging out / ICQ-connection problems workaround

Submitted by ChainGuy on July 12, 2006 - 6:03am

People like me, just loving the uncomplicated way of using your apps wherever you want, and so using Portable Miranda, will actually face a major problem, connecting to the ICQ Network.

The package downloadable here, still contains the old ICQ.dll OscarJ-protocol in version 0.3.5.3. For ICQ having changed their servers on 10th of July, the old protocol is no longer accepted.

Joe@Whale, writer of the OscarJ-protocol says:
"Hi,
I noticed AOL is about to discontinue support for icq5... together with old error in 0.3.5.3 version it is not able to connect... I release new bugfix version 0.3.5.4 - it has fixed this problem and is still based on old code base. ALSO PLEASE NOTE: Development builds has this fixed for some time already."

Pidgin: Portable Gaim for linux

Submitted by Psykomander on July 3, 2006 - 3:50pm

I read something about a version of the portable Gaim which is usable under Linux.

Is there somebody who knows something about this version?
Knows somebodey where i can get it?

The problem is:
A friend is abroad because his Job took him there and there are linux-pc's and no windows-pc's.
He isnt allowed to install any program.

At home (in germany) he uses the "normal" Gaim and so it i thought it would be the best for him to use a portable version of it ^^

Thanks for your answers and greetz
Psykomander

portable Miranda crashes after loading. Same problem as normal Miranda

Submitted by aggrajag on June 30, 2006 - 3:38am

i installed portable Miranda yesterday and today it hangs up on load.
i had the same problem with normal miranda. you can take normal miranda
with you but it will crash because of the *.dat where the contacts and history are saved.
if you make a new *.dat it is ok but then you have to set up all settings again.

i hoped portable miranda would fix that but it won't
Sad

Pidgin: Split directories and PortableGAIM/GiMP

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Submitted by pfeerick on June 24, 2006 - 2:43am

I had problems with the PortableGaim and PortableGiMP when trying to implement the "split directory" functionality of the portable launchers, with the launcher displaying a message reporting " was not found. Please check your configuration". This error did not occur when I simply unpacked the zip file from portableapps.com and ran it from there. After closer scrutiny, I located a line missing from the CheckPortableAppsSplitDIR section of the launcher. John checked for the existance of the executable, and set the path if the executable was found, but check for or set the path of the settings folder. Instead, the check for the GTK is there.

Pidgin: Skype?

Submitted by Jon_boy1984 on June 22, 2006 - 8:20pm

I know this should probably be on the Gaim site, but we use skype for work purposes. (when there is no mobile coverage) and was wondering if there was any plans to put skype into the program?!

Many Thanks,

Jon

what i miss in miranda IM

Submitted by yasuo on May 24, 2006 - 5:51am

hi,

i like miranda IM, its comfortable Smile

what me bothers is that the icons for the different services are all the same, impossible to re/disconnect to a single service quickly.

well utf-8 support would be nice but maybe its just a plugin i need to install.

greetings Smile

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