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    MXit

    Hi there,

    I used ti be able to get my mxit buddies on GoogleTalk in Windows and using wither Pidgin or Kopete I was able to talk from my pc to my buddies on the cell phones. Now I get a 404 error on the mxit server. Anybody got any ideas on why?
    My philosophy in life: If it's not broken, tweak it 'till it breaks.

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    Re: MXit

    okay, i'm not a hundred percent sure, but this is how i think the whole thing works.

    google talk have jabber server(s), mxit have jabber server(s). both connect to a much larger jabber network (that inter-connects all jabber servers/networks). so that is why you should be able to see mxit contacts from google talk and vice versa.

    now the problem, i think, is that either the google talk or the mxit servers aren't connecting to the much larger jabber network. my guess, its the mxit servers. i suspect that mxit are doing this on purpose to reduce server overhead, but thats just speculation.

    in fact, this is all speculation, but i think this is why the problem exists. i've also been having the same problem and this is the only reason i could think of.

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    Re: MXit

    This is a perpetual problem I think. I wish clockspeed would just get Mxit to run, fast and efficiently,- I don't need or want all the other useless features they keep adding, which just adds bloat to the whole program.

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    Re: MXit

    hi everyone,

    I have just managed to run Mxit using the Nhal emulator on Wine, without any problems. Now it even uses less CPU power than in Windows, according to my guage.

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    Re: MXit

    Any info on whether they will be releasing a version for Ubuntu?

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    Re: MXit

    Quote Originally Posted by Bödvar View Post
    Any info on whether they will be releasing a version for Ubuntu?
    Have you tried running it under Wine? It seems simple enough to run under wine.

    EDIT:
    I was referring to their desktop application under wine not through an emulator.

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    Re: MXit

    Quote Originally Posted by drubin View Post
    Have you tried running it under Wine? It seems simple enough to run under wine.

    EDIT:
    I was referring to their desktop application under wine not through an emulator.
    Yes, it failed to open. It just gave a blank little window, about the size I suppose the programme is supposed to be.

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    Re: MXit

    Quote Originally Posted by Bödvar View Post
    Yes, it failed to open. It just gave a blank little window, about the size I suppose the programme is supposed to be.
    I am going to look into it for you. Will see what I can get going. I assumed it would work on Wine.

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    Re: MXit

    Quote Originally Posted by drubin View Post
    I am going to look into it for you. Will see what I can get going. I assumed it would work on Wine.
    Thanks, I appreciate it!

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