I recently migrated from ICQ after... hmmm 7 years of use, I was forced to because most of my contacts had stopped using it, I was clinging on but it just got boring, having 30 people on your list and not one online... anyway... I really hate msn, it has some nice feature, like the handdrawing, which I love... the file sharing is also much safer it seems than in ICQ and the avatars are fun... although the smilies are pretty awful (like in icq). but why can't you send offline messages like in Icq... or at least a message when the other is away... and the worst is, when I log in I have to type in my infernal password about 10 time until it finally makes an attempt to connect... really annoying.

[ 02-26-2005, 04:32 AM: Message edited by: Jorath Calar ]

oo, msn isn't really that good.. i prefer aim..actually they both suck..

use "Gaim" , it's opensource and you can use them all, which is what i do.. and but meh..msn..

Icq...people still use that? i never got into it. [img]tongue.gif[/img]

What's the problem ? A chat is a chat, right ?

And if it would really suck, i'd have a sexual relationship with it now, which is not the case, so it can't be that bad. [img]graemlins/hehe.gif[/img]

Yeah, Im not the hugest fan of MSN, but I use it anyway, seeing as how everyone else does ;)

is it just me or is johnny getting more disturbing with each post he makes...?

yes...yes he is XD

I'm using both*. MSN for the mass conversation and ICQ for the offline message leaving.

*This may require some clarification. Though technically speaking I do use both, I have a tendency to forget about them entirely. Little things like 'signing in' and 'typing Hello' are often unfairly neglected. One might say I 'used' both, past tense, but I have not yet officially given up on them. Why, it's only a few months ago that I last 'signed in' on MSN.

I mostly use MSN Messenger for the same reason, everyone else I know mostly uses it. I've been using it for so long the look of it is also comfortable to me I guess, and I like the new avatar feature. I also though like Yahoo because that is the only one wherein you can voice chat with more than two people, and their animated backgrounds in the text boxes are fun. And I think Yahoo also has a feature wherein you can send an offline message.

Could it be M$ product?

I used MSN for a long time, and was very happy with it...then I tried AIM and was sorely disapointed at the awkward, clumsy feel. I got much the same vibe from GAIM, so I now use Trillian.

Really, though, it's all a matter of opinion. Try everything!

Erm..must be you. And are you really keeping track of every post i make ? Now that's really disturbing, no ? Wouldn't it be easier to just ignore me if i'm that much of a problem for your fragile little mind ?

take it easy I was kidding... just because there is no smily doesn't mean you have to go into defcon 6...

By the way Jorath, you can leave offline messages on msn. If you download msn plus you just click on the person once, click on display contact on desktop, then right click and click leave a message to contact. Simple [img]smile.gif[/img]

MSN plus was full of spyware last time I checked or was it one of the other strange unofficial versions my sisters keep on installing. :/

<font color=skyblue>Your pros outweigh the cons, don't they?

Anyway, in regards to what you mentioned you do not like, I have to say that I can send offline messages, I do not ever have to enter my password before signing in, it generally takes only about 2-4 seconds to get online, and you certainly can send messages when the other person is set to away mode. If they appear to not be online, the message goes to e-mail instead of a chat screen. No big deal with anyone I chat with.

The funny thing I find with this thread is that you say MSN sucks, but then you give them credit for being better at safer file sharing than ICQ. </font>

<font color=skyblue>You are given the option to download it, and you can say "no" to the request. Your sister seems to be a smart person.</font>

Well Larry, I know I contradict myself a bit... but I wrote it at 3 am last night with few beers in me... but to me the problems with MSN are somehow more irritating. Like not being able to log in painlessly... (which seems to be only a trouble for me).

<font color=skyblue>You are given the option to download it, and you can say "no" to the request. Your sister seems to be a smart person.</font> </font>[/QUOTE]Computer-illiterate [img]tongue.gif[/img] Why did you install this? Friend sent it to me, so why not? Luckily she doesn't do this with things she doesn't know. Then the only thing she will click on is the cross the close. Had a lot of trouble with that and the firewall as well :D But well, what can you do about it.

Heh, so was i. I've been experimenting with posting without the grinning smilie, and every time i leave it out, people get the idea i'm serious all of a sudden. I guess i brought this on myself. So just to be on the safe side...


:D :D :D :D :D

These damn smilies really are neseccary after all... :D

Concerning Messenger, Anybody figured out how to sent a message to someone not on your friend list?

Dead easy.

when you've got the side window open (the one with all your contacts in)

Actions, send an instant msg, then you select the other tab, and type in the persons email addy..

easy huh.

Heh, so was i. I've been experimenting with posting without the grinning smilie, and every time i leave it out, people get the idea i'm serious all of a sudden. I guess i brought this on myself. So just to be on the safe side...


:D :D :D :D :D </font>[/QUOTE]You sneaky fellow. [img]tongue.gif[/img]

I rarely use MSN... only to get last minute help for homework or something. It always quits after about 10 minutes of me being on it.

nope, the people doesn't seem to get the message.