Dunno if this should be in the software thread or here but anyways…what is the best looking msn type program out there. i tried gaim which works fine but doesnt look all that great 
Does Trillian have a *nix client?
edit: I should have looked first. Trillian in MS only. 
Funny… I was looking for the same thing last night. I didn’t finish my research, but Googling for Linux chat “MSN Messenger” brought up discussion on several clients.
kopete
or use xover office as it supports trillian