[JDEV] MSN Messenger Released

[Mansell, Brian]

It does require an AIM account... but the interface is much nicer than AIM..
it does still not have a file transfer protocol. I like the websearch
function too (very similar to ICQ). I wouldn't be surprised if IE6 doesn't
have this messenger integrated into the browser as a pop down feature
(similar to History, and Search). For an introductory messenger it is much
better than Odigo and AIM, and yahoo pager. Furthermore the download was
only around 300k. I didn't like the fact that i had to create a hotmail
account to get online, but I guess it's all part of microsoft's money making
scheme of things.

brian e. mansell
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-----Original Message-----
From: Thomas D. Charron [mailto:tcharron at my-deja.com]
Sent: Thursday, July 22, 1999 12:13 PM
To: jdev at jabber.org
Subject: Re: [JDEV] MSN Messenger Released


  I noticed this as well..  I wonder if it 'requires' that you have an AOL
account as well..  I'm about to take a peek at it, but so far I am woefully
unimpressed with what it looks like..
---
Thomas Charron

On Thu, 22 Jul 1999 12:20:36   Steven Hatch wrote:
>hey gang,
>
>long-time lurker and huge jabber enthusiast! i just thought i'd let
everyone
>know that msn messenger has been released. i have no affiliation with MS,
>but it's worth a look because the messenger supports AIM along with the
>native MSN and hotmail support. the UI is pretty basic, along the lines of
>AIM, and i think it can be confusing with regard to adding users. however,
>check it out for yourself:
>
>http://messenger.msn.com
>
>go jabber!
>
>-s
>
>


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