MSN under OSX and Linux

Nefarious · 16 Jan 2007 at 13:44

Does anyone know any software that can get on to MSN runs on Macs and or Linux and can handle specials emoticons (i.e. aren't in the standard set)

Beepcake · 16 Jan 2007 at 14:20

The official Microsoft one on OSX does custom emoticons:

http://www.microsoft.com/mac/downlo...n=/mac/download/misc/messenger60_download.xml

No idea on the Linux front though.

dadofsam · 16 Jan 2007 at 15:55

i use Mercury Messenger on my macbook and cannot recommend it enough, supports my iSight straight away, uses custom emotions etc., yet to find anything wrong with it tbh.

Beansprout · 16 Jan 2007 at 15:56

Adium! It's so CUTE! Quack!

Nefarious · 16 Jan 2007 at 17:05

Mercury's functionality is great but damned that's ugly!

Anyone suggest something between the two? Useable and doesn't look like Anne Widicomb?

Hamish · 16 Jan 2007 at 17:25

Nefarious said:
Mercury's functionality is great but damned that's ugly!

Anyone suggest something between the two? Useable and doesn't look like Anne Widicomb?

Adium! its the sex,

Screenie: Logged into MSN and AIM

cb_linus · 16 Jan 2007 at 17:37

I use GAIM (2.0.0beta5) on Linux, which has an option of installing extra smiley themes, though I'm quite happy with the default ones. Supports MSN, AIM, IRC, Yahoo and some others

clv101 · 16 Jan 2007 at 17:42

Hamish said:
Adium! its the sex,

Another vote for Adium - fantastic bit of software.

Macca · 16 Jan 2007 at 18:28

clv101 said:
Another vote for Adium - fantastic bit of software.

Fillado · 16 Jan 2007 at 18:39

Adium's good but it's built from libgaim which is slow for adding MSN features

spirit · 17 Jan 2007 at 00:07

aMSN i use that, its good, but isight is a bit dodgy

JonB · 17 Jan 2007 at 00:32

clv101 said:
Another vote for Adium - fantastic bit of software.

Does it support custom emotions?

Mr Jones · 17 Jan 2007 at 08:02

JonB said:
Does it support custom emotions?

You can download cutom icons sets from Adium's site, I'm sure you can add your own custom icons to the program. Since MS release of OS X messenger, I've stuck with it, eventhough it doesn't support internet conference - I use skype for that.