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t3m3st · 02-14-2005, 10:59 AM

I've been trying to use MSN messenger on my Mac for a while now, and I'm fed up with it. I can't seem to send and recieve files from certain users. I can send files to some people on Win XP, but not others. I tried using aMSN, but it opens conversations randomly on startup, and I hate having to close 10 windows before I can talk to the people I want to talk to. Does anyone know a good Mac program that can connect to the MSN Messenger network?

junglistic · 02-14-2005, 03:41 PM

Definitely check out Proteus,
I hear fire is good as well

jaypc2 · 02-14-2005, 04:46 PM

cant adium.. its pretty cool

iamii · 02-14-2005, 11:42 PM

I second adium, it supports all 4 major protocols (ICQ, AIM, Yahoo, and MSN) and is FREE...

t3m3st · 02-16-2005, 07:06 AM

I'll give them all a shot. Thanks Guys!

rubicon · 02-17-2005, 02:01 PM

Fire.

Stable, frequent updates, themeable, supports all major networks, open source.

ßeastie · 02-18-2005, 04:44 AM

Not using OSX I cannot help you directly but... Something you may want to try is <a href="http://www.winehq.com">Wine</a>. It allows you to run Windows programs on other OSes. Since OSX is unix based, you should be able to get it compiled on there and then I saw while looking around google, that people have gotten MSN Messenger running on it.

02-14-2005, 10:59 AM	#1 (permalink)
t3m3st Vroom! Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Toronto	MSN Messenger OSX alternatives I've been trying to use MSN messenger on my Mac for a while now, and I'm fed up with it. I can't seem to send and recieve files from certain users. I can send files to some people on Win XP, but not others. I tried using aMSN, but it opens conversations randomly on startup, and I hate having to close 10 windows before I can talk to the people I want to talk to. Does anyone know a good Mac program that can connect to the MSN Messenger network? __________________ I do it for the rare drops

02-14-2005, 04:46 PM	#3 (permalink)
jaypc2 Tilted Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: south east	cant adium.. its pretty cool __________________ Zero Cool stay sexy

02-16-2005, 07:06 AM	#5 (permalink)
t3m3st Vroom! Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Toronto	I'll give them all a shot. Thanks Guys! __________________ I do it for the rare drops

02-17-2005, 02:01 PM	#6 (permalink)
rubicon Stop. Think. Question. Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Redondo Beach, CA	Fire. Stable, frequent updates, themeable, supports all major networks, open source. __________________ How you do anything is how you do everything.

02-14-2005, 03:41 PM	#2 (permalink)
junglistic Insane Join Date: Jul 2003	Definitely check out Proteus, I hear fire is good as well

02-14-2005, 11:42 PM	#4 (permalink)
iamii Crazy Join Date: Jun 2003	I second adium, it supports all 4 major protocols (ICQ, AIM, Yahoo, and MSN) and is FREE...

02-18-2005, 04:44 AM	#7 (permalink)
ßeastie Junkie Join Date: May 2003 Location: NorthEast	Not using OSX I cannot help you directly but... Something you may want to try is <a href="http://www.winehq.com">Wine</a>. It allows you to run Windows programs on other OSes. Since OSX is unix based, you should be able to get it compiled on there and then I saw while looking around google, that people have gotten MSN Messenger running on it.