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On 2/22/02 08:24, "Ryan La Riviere" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> If I remember correctly, Eric had posted to the list a couple days ago
> stating that he was "installing" a new MSN code base...so a lot of MSN stuff
> would not work quite right...which is why I stopped grabbing the latest
> builds since I actually wanted to be able to use the MSN stuff.
>
> Now I'm just waiting patiently for Eric to let the list know he *thinks* he
> has everything hooked up. Then I'll start playing with it again...to make
> sure it's working properly.
No, I'm not Eric, but I *think* I've got everything hooked up. At least
back to the level we were at before, if not a step or two further. Let me
review Eric's warning.
>> What does this mean to you?
>>
>> a) If you are a heavy MSN user - Do NOT upgrade to this version under
>> penalty of insanity. See the list below of things that are broken.
>> b) Things are broken.
>> c) Things are broken.
I'm sure some things are still broken, but I was using MSN last evening for
several hours with no problems.
>> What is broken?
>>
>> a) Buddy list management is not fully supported at all yet. If you
>> have older buddies who are not on your actual MSN buddy list, you will
>> nee dto resave them.
You can:
* Import buddies from the server (they'll go into the Default Group, but
once you edit them (and have local buddy defined instead of just going
off of the server), they'll keep their group)
* Add and remove buddies from the server list (changes made to the local
list are synched with the server)
* Block and unblock buddies properly (AIM should also block properly now)
>> b) Do not try to reconnect MSN after a disconnect. Fire WILL crash.
>> All bug reports about this will go directly to /dev/null.
Fixed.
>> c) There is no group chat yet.
There is no group chat yet.
>> d) Everytime you connect you will get a messages from "Hotmail". this
>> is the New Mail notice. I am not handling it correctly.
These are now handled correctly.
>> What does work?
>>
>> a) Sending and receiving messages
>> b) Status works fine
>> etc.
c) Buddy list management
d) Receiving "XXX is typing" (Sending these doesn't work yet)
>> What has changed?
>>
>> a) Your user name and ALL buddies must now have a fully qualified
>> email/passport address
Your user name and ALL buddies must now have a fully qualified
email/passport address. This means you need to enter your msn account as
"[EMAIL PROTECTED]", not just "talmage" anymore. All you local buddies
will not work until you append "@hotmail.com" to their names -- change
"monson" to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]". You don't have to change anything for
non-hotmail-based accounts.
>> b) Everything will eventually be more stable, but for now it is very
>> unstable.
Like I said, yesterday I was using this pretty heavily and I think I've got
the instabilities ironed out. I've got all the ones I could find, anyway.
I'm to the point where I need more people testing to see if they can find
unstable areas -- beach balls and unexpected crashers, as well as generally
unexpected behavior.
Again, if you *need* a stable, production-quality client, I have to
recommend that you stick with Fire 0.29.b. But if you want to help make the
next stable, production-quality client better, give the TOT a try. Fire
needs beta testers.
Colter
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