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Is there any way to run Google Chat from within Thunderbird?

Duncan Murimi
2011-08-11 09:53:00
This would be a very useful feature. Saves me the hassle of having to open Gmail on a browser.
Tina
2010-11-22 23:17:00
Jane,did you give Spicebird a run or did you find another way? Let us know what you decided for and how it went!
Aibek
2010-10-04 10:33:00
I guess Spicebird is what you need.
Saikat Basu
2010-09-29 11:33:00
There doesn't seem to be a way to do that just yet. I checked the add-ons gallery too and there's nothing. Perhaps that's why,
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Spicebird (open source email client based on Thunderbird) has added a functionality where you can do just that...chat with friends on services like Yahoo, Google Talk, AIM, ICQ and Jabber. Also, read our coverage on Spicebird at the following links:Spicebird – An Email Client That Integrates A Calendar, Chat & iGoogle Does Spicebird Really Blow Thunderbird Out Of The Water?