# Why Trillian?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-trillian/327817>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [October 25, 2005, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-trillian/327817 "2005-10-25T14:40:46Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Palooka](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/palooka/32/2902_2.png) [@Palooka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Palooka)\
**Post date:** [October 25, 2005, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-trillian/327817/21 "2005-10-25T19:33:59Z")

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For those who have used it, how is GAIM for file transfers? As **zweisamkeit** mentioned, Trillian is rather terrible in that area.

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**Author:** ![CynicalGabe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3e96dc/32.png) [@CynicalGabe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CynicalGabe)\
**Post date:** [October 25, 2005, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-trillian/327817/22 "2005-10-25T21:14:15Z")

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> [@bzwilak](#):
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> FWIW: I _ **like** _ my instant message programs in their individual forms. I’m sorry if that seems strange and inefficient. BTW: I don’t use a cell phone. 😉

Apology accepted. 🙂

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