Kopete was a multi-protocol,

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released as part of the KDE Software Compilation. Although it can run in numerous environments, it was designed for and integrates with the

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. Kopete was started because ICQ blocked Licq from their network in 2001. According to the original author, Duncan Mac-Vicar Prett, the name comes from the

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word ''copete'', meaning "a drink with your friends". Kopete has been nominated for multiple awards. (2nd place, Favorite Instant Messaging Client) (Best Communications Software, Runner Up) The designated successor is KDE Telepathy from the KDE RTCC Initiative.

Protocols

Kopete allows users to connect to the following protocols: MSNP (

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, commonly known as ''MSN'', ''.NET'', or ''Live'') was also supported until the protocol was discontinued by Microsoft.

Features

Plugins

By default, Kopete supports the following plugins (not all of which are currently functional): With third-party plugins, Kopete supports: *

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enabling for encrypted conversations with

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and

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. * Antispam by asking a simple question to unknown contacts. * OpenPGP cryptography is available from the Debian package ''kopete-cryptography''.

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