File transfers over MSN in Gaim

**Ric_** · 12th March 2007, 11:52 PM

I run Gaim on Debian Etch and have noticed that file transfers take a ridiculous amount of time (particularly with one user who uses Live Messenger on XP).

I'm currently receiving a 700K image at 0KB/s!!!!!!

Any thoughts? I know that my friend's ADSL connection is relatively slow but three uploads shouldn't kill the connection on a 128kbit uplink and I have a 2Mbit downlink on cable.

**Ric_** · 13th March 2007, 12:10 AM

Think I answered my own question after a bit of googling.... it seems that the reverse engineered file transfer protocol isn't too fantastic in Gaim and, as a result, gives dodgy transfer results - particularly from Live Messenger (something to do with MS servers).

I just need to persuade all the windows users to switch to a decent messenger client.

**CyberNerd** · 13th March 2007, 01:11 AM

http://www.gizmoproject.com

**Ric_** · 13th March 2007, 09:27 AM

Originally Posted by CyberNerd

http://www.gizmoproject.com

Your point being?

**CyberNerd** · 13th March 2007, 09:39 AM

That you need to convince your windows users of a decent messaging client, and that I consider Gizmo to be a good messaging client - for my needs at least.