Two Questions

[Michael Secord]

To find where the appdata folder should be, open a command prompt and 
type "%APPDATA%" without the quotes and it'll show in the prompt what 
the path to appdata is :)  I hope that helps.


Michael Wolf wrote:
> I'm using a fresh Windows 2000 install on a Virtual Machine (Sun).  I 
> can't find any application data.  I also can't find it for my email 
> client, so it may be somewhere odd.  I'll switch over and look for it 
> again.
>
> It would be great if anyone out there has the Linux version 
> (Ubuntu/Debian) of Gaim 1.5.
>
>
> Thanks for your help.  I used to be able to do all this stuff.  Word 
> of advice: if you have a house with lead paint, and have a fire, don't 
> put it out yourself.
>
>
> At 11:48 PM 8/2/2009 -0400, Michael Secord wrote:
>> By default the config is in (XP at least): C:\Documents and 
>> Settings\<user>\Application Data\.gaim and in *nix its ~/.gaim/
>>
>> As for Gaim 1.5, I'm not 100% sure.  Please reply all when you reply 
>> so the entire mailing list gets your reply and someone with more 
>> information can help also.
>>
>> -Michael
>>
>> Michael Wolf wrote:
>>> I don't know where the config files SHOULD be.  A fresh install 
>>> didn't put them in the "Application Data" folder as I would have 
>>> expected.  I can't seem to find where they are supposed to go.
>>>
>>> So, is there any way to get Gaim 1.5 for linux, or am I relegated to 
>>> using Pidgin on Linux, which I must say is NOT an option for me.  
>>> I'm disabled, and accessibility is a HUGE thing for me, and Pidgin 
>>> just isn't very accessible.  The interface is clumsy, too "fancy," 
>>> and I just can't get used to it.
>>>
>>> At 10:01 PM 8/2/2009 -0400, you wrote:
>>>> As long as you are using the location that the config files should 
>>>> be, and use the same folder, in this case .gaim it shouldn't have 
>>>> any issues picking them up.
>>>>
>>>> As for finding Gaim 1.3.1, chances are you won't be able to, though 
>>>> I won't say it's impossible.  The Pidgin repositories on Pidgin's 
>>>> SF project only goes back to 1.5.1 and Gaim's SF project repository 
>>>> is empty.  Not only is is bad security to use 1.3.1 as there are a 
>>>> lot of fixes for security since then, as well as some required 
>>>> fixes to allow certain protocols to continue working.
>>>>
>>>> -Michael
>>>>
>>>> Michael Wolf wrote:
>>>>> I have two issues:
>>>>>
>>>>> First, I am porting from Windows to Linux, and for now, am porting 
>>>>> GAIM 1.3.1 over to Windows on a Virtual Box (thus issue 2.)  I 
>>>>> need to know how to get GAIM 1.3.1 to recognize my user data in 
>>>>> the .gaim folder (which I cannot recreate by the way.)  I see no 
>>>>> configuration files in the program files for gaim.
>>>>>
>>>>> Second, I am not comfortable with the newer version of Gaim, 
>>>>> Pidgin.  I prefer the interface and features of Gaim, and want to 
>>>>> find the linux version to download.  Your website is EXTREMELY 
>>>>> difficult to navigate, unfortunately, and I cannot find older 
>>>>> versions to download, or any mechanism by which to find such on 
>>>>> the website.  Could you please provide a link to older versions, 
>>>>> or an FTP site, or something where I can acquire a copy of Gaim 
>>>>> 1.3.1 for Linux (Ubuntu).
>>>>>
>>>>> Thank you.
>>>>>
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