On Tue, 02 Sep 2003 23:39:30 +1200 Jason Greenwood <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I have been getting those warnings for yonks while using Gaim, it > hasn't prevented me connecting yet. I'd not bother worrying about it > until MS actually try and stop non MSN client connections. > > My .0002c worth. so long as the writers of the clone programs can still sniff network packets between windows messenger and the server, it shouild be possible to emulate the msn package. > > Cheers > > J > Chris Wilkinson wrote: > > > Hi there, > > > > Joshua Collins wrote: > > > >> Chris Wilkinson wrote: > >> > >>> I run Alvaros MSN Messenger Client for Linux, so I can instant > >>> message some friends around NZ and abroad. MS just emailed my > >>> Hotmail address saying that I cannot use Messenger anymore until > >>> I update it to a security fixed version! > >> > >> > >> I get the same message on Trillian but not using the security fixed > >> version > >> hasn't stopped it connecting to MSN. GAIM is also still running > >iirc, > maybe > >> the is an Alvaros MSN clone problem? > > > > > > I just found that AMSN still works despite the email from M$. > > Perhaps there is an amnesty period to give users the chance to > > update, but it still works fine... > > > > I hope the authors of AMSN are able to 'fix' the current version to > > trick MSN servers into allowing connections, because its a useful > > tool to catch-up with all my friends who have deserted NZ... > > > > Kind regards, > > > > Chris Wilkinson, Christchurch. > > > > > > > > > >
