Console-Yahoo Messenger
Requirements:

*** Digest::MD5 module [ execute 'man Digest::MD5' to find if it exists ] * [tested with]perl 5.6.0 or higher
* [tested with]gmake 3.79 or higher

NOTE: Presence of Digest::MD5 module is essential.

Installation :

@~> perl Makefile.PL
@~> gmake
@~> gmake install
@~> cd examples
@~> perl yahoo.pl

Features:
* Yahoo Instant Messaging
* Custom status message
* Invisible mode
* Complete offline messaging
* Store offline messages
* Buddy add message (Someone added you) * Add new buddy (You add someone)
* All Chat rooms supported
* Easy installation
* Works on *unix, windows[Active-perl],Mac-OS

Thanks to:

*Hiroyuki for YMSG IM base.

Author :

Varun Kacholia

Note: Currently you will be logged in Linux room(by default) , You can change it by changing the $chatroom and $chatroomid in the executable "yahoo"; Refer to Yahoo Chat Protocol for chatroom names and id.

Common Problems:

  1. On executing yahoo, you get the error 'bad interpretor' > Change the first line of file yahoo, to point wherever your perl > executable is. The first 2 lines should look like: #!path-to-perl use lib qw(/path-to-the-current-directory/Yahoo/YMSG_libs/ ); (Sometimes the char '\n' is present, replace it by the 'return-character')
  2. User '' message box is full. will have to login and clear out their message box before any more messages can be stored. Please try sending your message later. > You did not enter a valid 'receiver' ID [ or did not enter any id]. > Set the 'receiver' ID using '/id YAHOO-ID' or '/num message'. > Type /h for help.