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Yahoo IM Translator

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the world-keeps-getting-smaller dept.

zivkov writes "AvMedia has developed a translating proxy for Yahoo! Messenger. This HTTP Proxy is a two-way translator which works with your Yahoo! Messenger to translate your typed message into a various languages. It supports English, German, Spanish, French, Italian, and Portuguese. The proxy can be used as a personal translator, or as a centralized server, handling multiple Yahoo! IM sessions. The Java source code is available under GPL."

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  1. Failure of mechanical translators by Barret+VII · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Surely this IM translator is just as horrid and unreliable as any other mechanical translation mechanism.

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    "It is impossible to defeat an ignorant man in argument." - William G. McAdoo
  2. Re:What I'm wondering is... by JTorres176 · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Perfect solution to this

    right click -> remove buddy

    If you're using leet speek,you're probably not on my buddy list to begin with.

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    Evil Walrus >83=
  3. Re:Bride by Eideewt · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Oh? Who is your oversea?

  4. Re:But can it translate by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Insightful

    ROTFL...Best bash.org moment ever...

  5. Re:But can it translate by dogbreathcanada · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Can it translate "your a looser!" If it doesn't recognize "looser" as "loser" then it won't be worth squat on any IM network.