Microsoft releases MSN Messenger 4.0.1 for Mac

[MacBytes]

Category: 3rd Party Software
Link: Microsoft releases MSN Messenger 4.0.1 for Mac (http://www.macbytes.com/link.php?sid=20041013114829)
Posted on MacBytes.com (http://www.macbytes.com)

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[xtbfx]

Hmm, looks like more pointless features, without any major improvements.

Woop-te-doo.

[xenafu]

*downloads it*

*looks for something new*

*finds nothing*

*isn't surprised*

*deletes* *destroys*

*opens iChat*

*smiles*

[bousozoku]

If it's more reliable, it doesn't matter whether it gets new features. After all, it makes Yahoo! Messenger look like a paragon of reliability.

[SilvorX]

one of my friends, who 'supposedly' has 'family' who works in the MacBU division of M$ was telling me (back when 4.0 was just released) that there 'will' be a 'new' version of M$N released by the end of summer with such features as webcam and bs like that, he's all bs, once also saying he bought an iBook then 3 days later his 'cousin' ruined 'it' by spilling 'water' on it... lol

[munkle]

With the likes of Adium and Fire etc around, does anybody actually use MSN Messenger?

[zen]

With the likes of Adium and Fire etc around, does anybody actually use MSN Messenger?

Yes, I do, because that's what all of my PC-using friends have. So I have no choice.

Zen.

[munkle]

Yes, I do, because that's what all of my PC-using friends have. So I have no choice.

Zen.

You can still use your MSN Account with Adium (http://www.adiumx.com/), or Fire for that matter, and it offers a lot more features and the ability to customise.

[Stella]

Yes, I do, because that's what all of my PC-using friends have. So I have no choice.

Zen.

You do realize you can talk to your friends on MSN using Fire et al. Fire is a multi messenger app - it supports AOL, ICQ and MSN amongst others.

[Cohiba]

Yes, I do, because that's what all of my PC-using friends have. So I have no choice.

Zen.

I hear that.

[zen]

Hmm, will give Adium and Fire a go. Which do most people prefer?

Edit: Took a look at the Adium website (am at work on a PC so can't try it yet). Looks great! I can't believe I didn't know about this!

Zen

[munkle]

I hear that.

Did you hear the comments after that post too! ;) :)

Hmm, will give Adium and Fire a go. Which do most people prefer?

Edit: Took a look at the Adium website (am at work on a PC so can't try it yet). Looks great! I can't believe I didn't know about this!

Zen

I would go with Adium, a lot prettier in my eyes and development seems to be more active. If you check out the desktops thread, a lot of people are using it.

[Sharewaredemon]

Does anyone use Proteus?
how does that compare the fire and adium?

[awulf]

I like Fire better than Adium X, they both have different and similar features, I just prefer some of the features that Fire provides over the ones that Adium X provides.

Fire's web site (http://fire.sf.net)

[Frozone]

Does anyone use Proteus?
how does that compare the fire and adium?


I use Proteus. I love it, The only thing that I see that it doens't do that MSN Messenger can do is have multiple people in one chat. Other than that it's AWEOSME!

[Nermal]

Does anyone use Proteus?
how does that compare the fire and adium?

I used it once. It deleted several people from my contact list (from the server - they were still gone when I went back to MSN). Needless to say, I've never used it since!

[tech4all]

Yes, I do, because that's what all of my PC-using friends have. So I have no choice.

Zen.

Time to get new friends! ;) hehe, im jk.......or am I? :rolleyes: :p

[damson34]

Has it showed up in Microsoft Auto Update for anyone or is that only office applications?

[Nermal]

It didn't show up in AutoUpdate for me.

[dizastor]

*cough* adium *cough*

[bousozoku]

I used it once. It deleted several people from my contact list (from the server - they were still gone when I went back to MSN). Needless to say, I've never used it since!

I had a similar experience recently with jBuddy and starting using MSN Messenger again.

[papersushi]

The problem about Adium is if you re-arrange the friend or buddy group whatever you call it, it will somehow delete some of your contacts off the MSN server. So when you use your MSN messenger again, you may find out you have lost few of your friends. At least it happened to me.

[DJY]

I use Adium...
but do have a couple of issues with it.
I like to display my contacts in order of status - but it doesn't seem to refresh... so I have do do that manually via View - Sort Contacts - by Status - evven though it is already ticked?!!!

And when i'm having three way chats with people - my comments appear twice in the main window... makes it all a bit annoying.


oh yeah and I found a bug in the emoticons - which I reported....
the blush keystrokes are the same as for vampire bat.
I didnt realise it till a femaled friend told me to stop using it!

I use Adium X 0.63.

[awulf]

I use Adium...
but do have a couple of issues with it.
I like to display my contacts in order of status - but it doesn't seem to refresh... so I have do do that manually via View - Sort Contacts - by Status - evven though it is already ticked?!!!

And when i'm having three way chats with people - my comments appear twice in the main window... makes it all a bit annoying.


oh yeah and I found a bug in the emoticons - which I reported....
the blush keystrokes are the same as for vampire bat.
I didnt realise it till a femaled friend told me to stop using it!

I use Adium X 0.63.

Fire's support for group chats is good (For AIM, MSN and Yahoo) and Fire's emoticon support is better since it uses the appropriate emoticons for each service.