Messenger 5 for Mac

[2nyRiggz]

is anyone using the new messenger? adium still in use here and i see no reason to use the new messenger....until video chat or adium adds that in

 

[clayj]

I use it regularly. Aside from it not having all of the features of the Windows-based MSN Messenger, the only real complaint I have with it is that it's VERY prone to getting disconnected from the service... and unlike the Windows version, it will not automatically reconnect.

 

[bousozoku]

I'm using Messenger right now and it's working well, especially with Chinese and Japanese. There are times when it slows down but it isn't always.

 

[cgc]

I'll paraphrase something I read in another forum:

"The only way Microsoft could make anything that doesn't suck is if they were in the vacuum cleaner business."

 

[Amy2005]

Hiya
is there a way i can rename my contacts?
when my contacts are offline their name is what it was a few weeks ago, then when they sign in its a new name, then when they go offline it goes back to the old one 😕

 

[Will Cheyney]

'Fraid not. That's a PC version-only option. Sucks 🙁

 

[GilGrissom]

I use it regularly. Aside from it not having all of the features of the Windows-based MSN Messenger, the only real complaint I have with it is that it's VERY prone to getting disconnected from the service... and unlike the Windows version, it will not automatically reconnect.

That's the main reason why I'm not using it anymore, it just kept on disconnecting, and file transfers were a nightmare. My friend at uni has the same problem on his eMac.

is anyone using the new messenger? adium still in use here and i see no reason to use the new messenger....until video chat or adium adds that in

Yup I've switched to Adium. never thought I would but messenger was just getting far too frustrating. For a program that should just sit there and easily do its job it was just too much to bother with for what you get out of it. I quite like Adium now. If Microsoft made messenger more reliable i would probably switch back, I'm not sure. If they put all the Windows features in I definately would.

If Microsoft can't/won't make the Mac version as good as the Windows version then why can't Adium etc try?

 

[charismaG4]

Hi all,

I am so glad I found this thread. I am a new Mac user and made the switch to an ibook just over a month ago after years of using Windoze. This MSN 5.0 problem has been driving me insane.

I think my favourite has to be the funky stars I see! When there are a few exclamation marks in the text some of them end up with purple stars above them!

But otherwise I suffer all the other problems and one where all is good til i click on a button such as the mail icon, or to chat to someone at which point it dumps me out. I too am on a network with Windoze users - therefore no network problems causing it.

Anyhow, I'm new here so want to say hi, and hopefully I'll be participating in the future. 🙂

 

[hopejr]

Mercury Messenger is a good one to try (http://mercury.to/). I use that and it has most of the features from MSN 7.

 

[moonislune]

Finally

Tried Mercury. Very ncie although the steps to get it setup to work with MSN video conference could be a little simplified. Finally! Video conference to MSN and maybe even sound. Come on Apple, make a Windows version of Ichat please!

 

[Lazyhound]

Come on Apple, make a Windows version of Ichat please!

The Windows version of AIM works with iChat for video (one-on-one, at least).

And I'm going to vouch for Mercury, I've been beta-testing it for a while. The latest release candidate for version 1710 now has full-speed webcam support.