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.TH Ayttm 1
.SH NAME
Ayttm \- Universal Instant Messaging client
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B ayttm
[\fIoptions\fR]...
.SH DESCRIPTION
.PP
Ayttm is an instant messaging (aka chat) client that provides all-in-one chat
functionality for several major instant messaging services from one simple
program. Ayttm "Contacts" allow you to refer to several accounts of the same
person from a single contact name, making it one of the cleanest and simplest
clients to use.
.SH OPTIONS
.TP
\fB\-h\fR, \fB\-\-help\fR
Display help and exit
.TP
\fB\-v\fR, \fB\-\-version\fR
Output version information and exit
.TP
\fB\-g\fR, \fB\-\-geometry\fR
Set position of main window
.TP
\fB\-d, \fB\-\-config-dir\fR
Specify configuration directory
.TP
\fB\-D, \fB-\-disable-server\fR
Disable console message server
.TP
\fB\-c, \fB\-\-contact\fR
Specify contact to send a message to via console server
.TP
\fB\-m\fR, \fB\-\-message\fR
Specify the message to send via console server (Note:  \-c and \-m must be used
together)
.SH DESCRIPTION
\fBAyttm\fR is a unified multi-protocol Instant Messaging client that allows you
to stay in touch with your contacts across multiple protocols through one
conventient interface.
.PP
Currently \fBAyttm\fR supports AIM, ICQ, IRC, Jabber, MSN and Yahoo!. A detailed
list of features is available at:
.br
\fIhttp://ayttm.sourceforge.net/features.shtml\fR
.SH FILES
$(HOME)/.ayttm/accounts \- information about your accounts
.br
$(HOME)/.ayttm/contacts \- contact/buddy list
.br
$(HOME)/.ayttm/logs/ \- conversation logs
.br
$(HOME)/.ayttm/prefs \- preferences
.SH FEEDBACK
For submitting bug reports, patches, feature requests and support requests, please
use the Sourceforge.net tracker for \fBAyttm\fR at
\fIhttp://sourceforge.net/tracker/?group_id=77614\fR
.PP
Before sending a bug report, please verify that you have the latest version of
\fBAyttm\fR.  Many bugs (major and minor) are fixed at each release, and if
yours is out of date, the problem may already have been solved.
.SH SEE ALSO
Ayttm Home Page: \fIhttp://ayttm.sourceforge.net\fR
.br
Ayttm User Manual: \fIhttp://ayttm.sourceforge.net/ayttm-manual\fR
.SH LICENCE
This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under
the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software
Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later
version.
.PP
This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
\fBWITHOUT ANY WARRANTY\fR; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY
or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License for
more details.
.PP
You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with
this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin
St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301 USA

.SH AUTHORS
The authors of \fBAyttm\fR are:
.PP
Colin Leroy <colin@colino.net> Lead Developer
.br
Andy S. Maloney <a_s_maloney@yahoo.com> Code Monkey
.br
Philip S. Tellis <philip.tellis@iname.com> Yahoo!
.br
Edward L. Haletky <elh@astroarch.com> Windows Port
.br
Tahir Hashmi <code_martial@softhome.net> Manual, Doc.
.br
Siddhesh Poyarekar <siddhesh.poyarekar@gmail.com>
.PP
This manpage was adapted from one written by Laurel Fan <lf25@andrew.cmu.edu>
for \fBEveryBuddy\fR.
.SH ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
\fBAyttm\fR is an heir of \fBEveryBuddy\fR (\fIhttp://www.everybuddy.com\fR).
We would like to thank the EveryBuddy development team for their contribution.
.PP
Special thanks to Mark Spencer, initial creator of GAIM, for all of the tremendous
support he has given.