msn messenger for mac

=XTG= · 17th January 2006, 1:00 AM

hey guys, i was wondering if any of you use the microsoft messenger app.. and find that it is very frustrating to use- ie. regular random sign-outs, occasional crashing when a file is dragged and dropped into a conversation window, file transfers that always fail, if not take ages, etc etc etc?

or is it just me that's experiencing these problems?

cheers
julz

knassy · 17th January 2006, 2:48 AM

try using Adium. I use it as my MSN Client on my ibook and its never skipped a beat

aza2001 · 17th January 2006, 9:06 AM

also try FIRE i find it exellent and like trillian aswell, works wonders

=XTG= · 17th January 2006, 4:03 PM

thanks very much for the replies, i shall make some space and give them a go, but none of them seem to have a fully functional file transfer yet

thats the main thing i want- since now every time i want to send people photos or some other large file... i have to kick someone off a pc and use the wintels instead. frustrating

Dr Kildare · 17th January 2006, 4:20 PM

Adium file transfer works great for me - as does the rest of the app.

froggi · 18th January 2006, 12:37 AM

i use adium on an ibook aswell, awesome little program.

abz0ract · 18th January 2006, 11:28 AM

another vote for adium.

no question, best IM client for osX i've found/used.

Eroda · 18th January 2006, 4:26 PM

i like fire but meh thats just me

Audiobuzz · 18th January 2006, 4:58 PM

www.meebo.com

platform independent bliss

Super Crazy · 18th January 2006, 9:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Audiobuzz

www.meebo.com

platform independent bliss

Hey thats pretty cool... i do like that indeed

I have also noticed that many times file transfer via MSN for MAC fails...

I really do not like the interface for Adium or fire though...

Currawong · 21st January 2006, 4:16 PM

aMSN tries to duplicate as much as possible the PC version. Mercury messenger is a fugly java app that is very functional. Adium is the most popular multi-network app followed by Proteus and Fire.

timace · 22nd January 2006, 10:24 AM

not a fan of adium, really...
prefer the actual msn. i don't really have much in the way of issues with it. nothing that i can't deal with

meebo, i must say is pretty good

Jedi Outcast · 22nd January 2006, 10:56 AM

I use Proteus. http://www.defaultware.com/proteus/
Nice little program. Worth the money I think.

Whitey Ford · 22nd January 2006, 11:05 AM

I use Adium, but I had a friend stay here for a few days and he used MSN.. seemed ok, he didn't complain.

17th January 2006, 1:00 AM	#1
=XTG= Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: two-one-five-three Posts: 625	msn messenger for mac hey guys, i was wondering if any of you use the microsoft messenger app.. and find that it is very frustrating to use- ie. regular random sign-outs, occasional crashing when a file is dragged and dropped into a conversation window, file transfers that always fail, if not take ages, etc etc etc? or is it just me that's experiencing these problems? cheers julz __________________ Camera club member #199

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17th January 2006, 4:03 PM	#4
=XTG= Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: two-one-five-three Posts: 625	thanks very much for the replies, i shall make some space and give them a go, but none of them seem to have a fully functional file transfer yet thats the main thing i want- since now every time i want to send people photos or some other large file... i have to kick someone off a pc and use the wintels instead. frustrating __________________ Camera club member #199

17th January 2006, 4:20 PM	#5
Dr Kildare Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Melbourne Posts: 3,877	Adium file transfer works great for me - as does the rest of the app. __________________ Notebook: Apple 15" MacBook Pro 2.4GHz (Penryn) File Server: Dell PowerEdge SC430 3.4GHz (Presler)

18th January 2006, 4:26 PM	#8
Eroda Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Greenmount, Perth W.A Posts: 479	i like fire but meh thats just me __________________ Doin it for the Money!!!

17th January 2006, 2:48 AM	#2
knassy Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Glebe, Sydney Posts: 367	try using Adium. I use it as my MSN Client on my ibook and its never skipped a beat

18th January 2006, 12:37 AM	#6
froggi Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Melbourne Posts: 432	i use adium on an ibook aswell, awesome little program.

18th January 2006, 11:28 AM	#7
abz0ract Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Darwin, NT Posts: 825	another vote for adium. no question, best IM client for osX i've found/used.

18th January 2006, 4:58 PM	#9
Audiobuzz Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Adelaide Posts: 954	www.meebo.com platform independent bliss __________________ Ventrilo.Com.Au - Quality Australian Ventrilo Hosting

21st January 2006, 4:16 PM	#11
Currawong Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Fukuoka, Japan (was Syd) Posts: 29	aMSN tries to duplicate as much as possible the PC version. Mercury messenger is a fugly java app that is very functional. Adium is the most popular multi-network app followed by Proteus and Fire. __________________ "I don't see the difference between Macintosh and any other religion, personally" - Barto

22nd January 2006, 10:24 AM	#12
timace Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Western Sydney Posts: 1,734	not a fan of adium, really... prefer the actual msn. i don't really have much in the way of issues with it. nothing that i can't deal with meebo, i must say is pretty good

22nd January 2006, 10:56 AM	#13
Jedi Outcast Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Posts: 318	I use Proteus. http://www.defaultware.com/proteus/ Nice little program. Worth the money I think. __________________ It’s just like the story of the grasshopper and the octopus. All year long the grasshopper kept burying acorns for winter while the octopus mooched off his girlfriend and watched TV. Then the winter came, and the grasshopper died, and the octopus ate all his acorns and also he got a racecar. Is any of this getting through to you?

22nd January 2006, 11:05 AM	#14
Whitey Ford Sings the blues Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Manly Posts: 7,103	I use Adium, but I had a friend stay here for a few days and he used MSN.. seemed ok, he didn't complain. __________________ [ Free Image Host for OCAU ] [ Originally posted by Eluial - Mr. Ford, you are soooooo kawaii!!! I luv you!!! ]