NateOn

This page is a draft describing briefly the NateOn protocol.

Introduction

NateOn is a protocol used mainly in South Korea, where it is the most popular messenger platform, just before MSN. According to wikipedia.org, NateOn totalize about 7.54 million users.

It is a proprietary protocol and the only official client runs in Windows but an unofficial plugin exists for Pidgin. Someone else has a fork here.

Useful Links

• Forum (in Korean) with links to the windows and linux plugins for pidgin
• Official site, Korean
• Wikipedia page
• Pidgin developer wiki page