This one is for all the ladies and gentlemen who cannot access an IM application (Yahoo/Google Talk/Jabber/MSN/AIM/ICQ) for whatever “technical” reason.
meebo, an AJAX based web IM, allows you to log in and use these IM protocols through a web browser.
Currently in Alpha Testing, this free web service is already functional with all basic requirements of an IM client, and the creators are actively involved in adding other features.
Today, due to some reason I was not able to connect to Yahoo via gaim or even the yahoo client. (IM access is not regulated in my organization, so the issue was something purely technical). meebo did the trick !
Disclaimer : Before using this service, please do ensure that you are not violating any policy which may be in force regarding the system/resource you use to connect.