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Name: Mike Williams
Date: August 28, 2000 at 13:40:12 Pacific
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Basically, my Winblows box has just broken down (surprise, surprise), and I need to use Linux for everything for a while. I'm not complaining, but the only piece of software I cannot locate for Linux (that I use a hell of a lot), is MSN messenger. Does anyone have any idea how I can get a Linux version? I can't seem to find one...



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Name: Bryan
Date: August 28, 2000 at 17:56:06 Pacific
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You might want to try to use wine. I know it works great for AIM so it might just work for MSN Messenger. As for an actual version ported for Linux, that's doubtful as it is a M$ product. You could try a search on www.freshmeat.net


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Response Number 2
Name: Jay
Date: October 6, 2000 at 21:08:11 Pacific
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Yeah there is one called Imici (i think) go to linux.imici.com (although mind you i havern't been able to compile it as yet!)


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Response Number 3
Name: Joe Yiu
Date: October 9, 2000 at 23:20:26 Pacific
Reply:

Hi all,

There is a 4-in-1 client which can support MSN, Yahoo, AIM and ICQ -- EveryBuddy.

You now can go to http://www.everybuddy.com to get one for free.

Kindest Regards,
Joe Yiu


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Response Number 4
Name: BJ
Date: November 17, 2000 at 10:59:34 Pacific
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lmici sends stupid messages to your recipients telling them to sign-up withtheir service...stopped using it immediately...

BJ


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Response Number 5
Name: Ck
Date: January 9, 2001 at 22:10:54 Pacific
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I tried Imici but haven't been able to run it. I get a segmentation fault. So i suggest you look for an alternative.


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Response Number 6
Name: Justin
Date: January 15, 2001 at 06:57:43 Pacific
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I've been using 0.1.5 for about a month (pre-built RPM) and it crashes with a core dump every time. I can chat for a little while, no idea what's making it crash, I gave up on it.


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Response Number 7
Name: Paul Eric Norwood
Date: January 16, 2001 at 03:41:40 Pacific
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Imici (www.imici.com) and EveryBuddy (www.everybuddy.com) seem to work fine for me. They both support Yahoo, ICQ, MSN and AIM messengers.

Imici even comes with a windows version if that suits anybodies fancy.


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Response Number 8
Name: Lenny
Date: February 17, 2001 at 09:40:03 Pacific
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i'm lookin also msn for linux i can't find the 'only' msn client for linux anyone ?


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Response Number 9
Name: kavok
Date: July 10, 2001 at 12:49:07 Pacific
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I have tried to run MSN Messenger service under linux using wine ( www.winehq.com ) but it does not work at all. Wine does not support it yet


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Response Number 10
Name: -=[Cb-DuDe]=-
Date: August 16, 2001 at 02:29:23 Pacific
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www.imici.com that the adress it works
great !!! only that you cant't change you
preferences like your name etc ...


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Response Number 11
Name: YoNo
Date: August 19, 2001 at 13:52:09 Pacific
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i can't run the everybody client i have
Mandrake 8 on a PIII i don't know why.... i
have imici n its works good (more or less)
but i'm looking for the 0.9.4 version ...i
have the 1.0.0 version but it have more bugs
than before last version...Does anybody know
about an Really Good MSN Client?????????


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