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Old 04-30-2002, 03:35 AM   #1
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msn messenger


can i use msn messenger in linux.?
 
Old 04-30-2002, 03:40 AM   #2
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well that depends what you mean. there are msn compliant IM programs like http://gaim.sourceforge.net i presume that's all you need to know.
 
Old 04-30-2002, 06:33 AM   #3
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I'm using Kmerlin and it is fully functional...but only for kde3.
 
Old 04-30-2002, 11:35 PM   #4
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I don't have kde3. so i can't use kmerlin. now i am downloading gaim. let me try it. thank u all
 
Old 05-01-2002, 10:45 AM   #5
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Kmerlin

I've been using Kmerlin on KDE 2.2
 
Old 05-01-2002, 11:08 AM   #6
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Thumbs up GAIM

Hi, hi.
Yeah, you aught to try Gaim. Get the latest version, I think it's 0.56?
anyway, you can connect to mas, icq, aim, irc, and a lot of other buddy chatting programs all at the same time with the plugins that comes with!!, it's the best!

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Old 05-01-2002, 05:22 PM   #7
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hehe, that version is well out of date!!! it's 0.57 this week.
 
Old 05-01-2002, 05:24 PM   #8
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i dled gaim the latest one adn i cant figure out how to connect to msn.
 
Old 05-01-2002, 05:30 PM   #9
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Talking

hehehe, I just checked that out acid! you are totally correct, lol.
Skeletal, after you are done istalling it, and you run it and you get the login window you need to go to the plugins button, and load the msn.o plug in. Just click on it twice and then close that window.
Then click on the Accounts button and make your msn account by clicking on the bar in the middle of the window that lets you select the mns plugin which you previously loaded. Then just put in your hotmail address and your password!, all done.
Just sign in the account,

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Old 05-02-2002, 12:12 AM   #10
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I've used imici once in the past, liked it, it could connect to yahoo, aim, icq and was suppose to be able to connect to msn as well, but was never able to connect to msn and decided i didn't need it at the time and stoped messing with it.
 
Old 05-02-2002, 01:41 AM   #11
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I have been using imici, it works with msn for me.

you have to put in the entire email address


name@hotmail.com

or

name@msn.com
 
Old 05-02-2002, 06:26 AM   #12
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hehehe, I just checked that out acid! you are totally correct, lol.
Skeletal, after you are done istalling it, and you run it and you get the login window you need to go to the plugins button, and load the msn.o plug in. Just click on it twice and then close that window.
Then click on the Accounts button and make your msn account by clicking on the bar in the middle of the window that lets you select the mns plugin which you previously loaded. Then just put in your hotmail address and your password!, all done.
Just sign in the account,

zLinuxz

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