Coccinella (from the

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"coccinella", '' ladybird'') is a free and

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client for the XMPP/Jabber-

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-protocol. CoccinellaRosterKajWhiteboard

The software is written in the Tcl/ Tk language, and it runs under

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, Solaris,

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and all other platforms that support Tcl/Tk. Mats Bengtsson published it in 1999, under the name ''Whiteboard''. It was renamed ''Coccinella'' in 2003.

Features

* MUC (Multi-User Chat) *

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* encrypted connections * configurable Design (Themes/ Skins) *

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* Userinterface with Tabs * Eventsignaling by Sound *

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-support over XMPP- Jingle-Extension *

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s * Typing Notification (see, when your peer-user is typing) * Icon in

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* Avatars * Filetransfer *

-notificationsystem

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supported

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* {{Instant messaging XMPP clients Free instant messaging clients Free VoIP software Free software projects Free software programmed in Tcl Instant messaging clients for Linux MacOS Internet software Windows instant messaging clients 1999 software Free software that uses Tk (software)

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