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Digsby is a freeware proprietary multiprotocol instant messaging application developed by dotSyntax, LLC. Digsby is written in Python and uses wxPython as its widget toolkit and WebKit for rendering. It supports most mainstream IM services such as AOL Instant Messenger, Microsoft's .NET Messenger Service,
Yahoo! Messenger, ICQ, Facebook Chat, MySpace IM and XMPP/Jabber-based services such as Google Talk and LiveJournal's IM. Secondly, Digsby supports e-mail notifications via POP, IMAP and webmail like AOL, Yahoo! and Hotmail - including the ability to mark messages as read, as spam or delete them from the client itself. Finally, Digsby also supports alerts and newsfeeds from MySpace, Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn.

• Build 88 - r29967 (Public Beta) on Windows XP
• Original author(s)   -  Steve Shapiro
• Developer(s)    - dotSyntax, LLC.
• Initial release -    Build 1 (alpha), December 22, 2007
• Stable release -    Build 90 - r30044 (Public Beta) / April 12, 2011; 18 days ago (2011-04-12)
• Development status   -  Active
• Operating system   -  Microsoft Windows (Mac os & Linux Versions are under development)
• Size  -   20 MB
• Available in   -  English
• Type     Instant messaging client
• License   -  Proprietary
• Website   -  www.digsby.com

Features

Supported IM protocols

•      Microsoft Notification Protocol (.NET Messenger Service/Windows Live Messenger, commonly known as MSN)
•      OSCAR (AIM/ICQ/MobileMe)
•     XMPP/Jabber (Google Talk, Facebook Chat, Live Journal's IM, et al.)
•    Yahoo! Messenger Protocol
•     MySpace IM

Buddy list

It is possible to customize the buddy list by re-arranging of all aspects of it and skinning it for a personalized look. Users can set custom notifications for various actions such as contacts signing in and out, messages sent and received, etc. It supports meta-contacts, which is a drag-and-drop system that allows a user to have one alias for a contact who uses multiple IM protocols with different accounts. Buddy list, IM accounts, widgets, and application settings are synchronized on Digsby's server, so all user settings can be transferred between installations on other computers



Supported Email

The program includes a rudimentary email client, with e-mail notifications. It automatically retrieves a "from" email address from the logged in instant messaging profiles.

•      Gmail
•      Yahoo! Mail
•      Hotmail
•      AOL Mail
•      POP/IMAP email

Supported Social networks

Digsby allows users to add social networking sites to the application:

•      MySpace: Shows updates to a user's friends' profiles, status, and private messages, and instant access to various parts of their MySpace account, such as their profile, home page, blog, etc.
•     Facebook: Shows updates in a user's friend feeds.
•      Twitter: Allows users to easily submit new "tweets", and view their friends' tweets.
•      LinkedIn: Shows various updates from a user's friends.

A common feature in equivalent multi-protocol IM clients is missing, which is IRC support.



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