MSN Messnger alternative

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Martin Cleaver

I see there are several alternatives to MSN Messenger without
the ads and bloat. BUt is there on ewith that one special
feature that keeps bringing me back to MSN?
I don't want bells and whistles and video and sound, but I do
log on using more than one computer... and when I log onto
one, the other automatically puts up a message "press here to
log in again". This is so sensible, about the only sensible
feature MS have ever added ;-)
DO any of the others have this? (Trillian, Easy Messenger,
Miranda etc...)
Rgds
Martin
 
Martin Cleaver said the following on 4/6/2004 1:18 PM:
I see there are several alternatives to MSN Messenger without
the ads and bloat. BUt is there on ewith that one special
feature that keeps bringing me back to MSN?
I don't want bells and whistles and video and sound, but I do
log on using more than one computer... and when I log onto
one, the other automatically puts up a message "press here to
log in again". This is so sensible, about the only sensible
feature MS have ever added ;-)
DO any of the others have this? (Trillian, Easy Messenger,
Miranda etc...)
Rgds
Martin
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AMSN is a very good clone of MSN messenger that works for
linux/unix/windows/mac. It was at one point the most active project on
SourceForge which is usually taken by Gaim, another good alternative but
more of an AIM interface.

http://sourceforge.net/projects/amsn/
 
I see there are several alternatives to MSN Messenger without
the ads and bloat. BUt is there on ewith that one special
feature that keeps bringing me back to MSN?
I don't want bells and whistles and video and sound, but I do
log on using more than one computer... and when I log onto
one, the other automatically puts up a message "press here to
log in again". This is so sensible, about the only sensible
feature MS have ever added ;-)
DO any of the others have this? (Trillian, Easy Messenger,
Miranda etc...)
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Try BitWise. It's very lean, has great features, and has nothing to do with
MS, AOL, and Yahoo.

Bob

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Bob Adkins said:
Try BitWise. It's very lean, has great features, and has
nothing to do with MS, AOL, and Yahoo.
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Can I use it to communicate with my MSN contacts?

Rgds

Martin
 
Trey Hunner said:
AMSN is a very good clone of MSN messenger that works for
linux/unix/windows/mac.
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But do you know if it then warns me if I have been logged out by
another computer and lets me log in again with a single click?
(That was my main question, but unfortunately no one has been
able to answer it...)

Rgds

Martin
 
Trey Hunner said:
AMSN is a very good clone of MSN messenger that works for
linux/unix/windows/mac.
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I installed it this afternoon and then spent a couple of hours
trying to find out why my network had collapsed. Looks like it
behaves like an IRC virus under certain conditions, bombarding
the net with packets... :-(

I removed it and the problem was gone.

Rgds

Martin
 
"BitWise does not offer a pure p2p or direct to IP mode"
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Is that something that Microsoft, AOL, and Yahoo does?
Added to that I couldn't see how to bar everyone from making contact
except designated people.
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You definitely can prevent strangers from messaging you. I think 2 different
ways at that.

Bob

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Bob Adkins said:
You definitely can prevent strangers from messaging you. I
think 2 different ways at that.
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But it still doesn't help me communicate with my MSN contacts!

Rgds

Martin
 
On Thu, 08 Apr 2004 08:40:47 +1000, John Fitzsimons
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Is that something that Microsoft, AOL, and Yahoo does?
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< snip >

Don't know. I am only interested in direct p2p communications, with
file transfer ability, and security. Such programs have been mentioned
here before but I cannot remember any names at the moment.

Regards, John.
 
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