[BRLTTY] OT: What's a good chat program in text mode braille?

[Jason White]

Lee Maschmeyer <leemer1 at comcast.net> wrote:
> I'm using an old Ubuntu system (8.04.4) in text mode. That is, I've
> disabled gnome entirely. What's a good chat program I could use? The
> person I want to talk to is on Windows.

Which protocol are they using?

If it isn't IRC and if you already have an IRC client such as irssi with which
you're familiar, you could try Bitlbee. It's essentially an IRC server that
supports various instant messaging protocols.

If you actually want voice communication, then SIP would be the best protocol
and there are various options available.

Most of the instant messaging clients support a variety of open and
proprietary protocols. If at any point you want to establish a server, XMPP is
your best option.