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 MSN Messenger is going down, going down, going... etc

timothy says ( 16 Apr 2004 ):

The MSN Messenger service went down again tonight, but the problems should have been solved for most of you now.

 Movie Trailers & More released!

Zero1 says ( 16 Apr 2004 ):

A new launchsite menu item was released today, Movie Trailers & More. This contains: yes, you've guessed it, movie trailers! There is also links to get movie showtimes and tickets. However, next to a lot of trailer fun it also eats a lot of your computer memory & lags msn messenger for at least 10 seconds. Screenshot: Click to View

 Keep track of 24-7 Reporter Katja Schuurman

dwergs says ( 15 Apr 2004 ):

Media Republic announces its latest spectacular project: the 24-7 Reporter, starring Dutch superstar and superbabe Katja Schuurman! The next step in real life celebrity soaps, 24-7 Reporter is a service whereby people can follow her exciting life, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, via Internet, MSN Messenger and on your mobile phone! April 21st will see the launch, brought to you in cooperation with HotSMS and The Fame Game, MSN and Axe. >> Visit 24-7 Reporter.

 Members profile patch

timothy says ( 14 Apr 2004 ):

If you are living in the UK, you probably found out that the MSN Members profile site has been disabled. To re-enable the profile pages in MSN Messenger we have written a patch. Point your mouse over here, and click. Note: This patch only works on version 6.1.0211

 Updated: MsgPlus! MSN HandWriting plug-in

SLim_Shady says ( 14 Apr 2004 ):

MSN HandWriting, the most downloaded file on Mess.be after Messenger Plus! 2, that allows you to send handwritten messages via MSN Messenger 6 (also called 'ink messages') is updated to version 1.1. The installer has been redesigned to check you for Ink Redist installed and your version of Windows. If you experienced problems with MSN HandWriting plug-in in past, try this updated version ;)

 MSN Messenger Service Downtime

zipp says ( 14 Apr 2004 ):

A number of messers have noticed problems whilst attempting to sign into MSN Messenger. This is due to server downtime as changes to the service are taking place to prepare for the upcoming release of MSN Messenger 6.2. Please be patient!

 Mess.be online webchat 2.0

timothy says ( 14 Apr 2004 ):

Our online webchat has been improved! So visit for all your burning questions regarding MSN Messenger, the meaning of life and other silly things now! Big thanks to Sean for the new version !

 Some more MSN Messenger 6.2 news

timothy says ( 13 Apr 2004 ):

After numerous of rumors that the Beta version of MSN Messenger 6.2 is available to its testers, we haven’t seen a little bit of proof of its release yet. But we can update you with the news there will be a new fun and games application available called Upwords® Club. This makes a total of at least 4 new items in your launch site list.

 New lawsuit against MS, now regarding Windows Messenger

dwergs says ( 12 Apr 2004 ):

South Korea's largest Internet portal, Daum Communications Corp., launched a 10 billion won ($9 million) antitrust lawsuit against Microsoft yesterday, demanding that the U.S. software giant excludes the Windows Messenger software from its Windows XP operating system. "Microsoft continues to abuse their market dominance in computer operating systems by bundling the Windows Messenger into their Windows XP software [...] Daum Communications suffered significant losses with its instant messaging services due to Microsoft's unlawful actions," said the company. The lawsuit comes less than a month after the European Commission fined Microsoft for a record 497 million euros ($600 million) for antitrust violations and ordered them to exclude Windows Media Player from their Windows operating system and make available some of the operating system's source code. Microsoft is expected to appeal against the commission's ruling. [Source: The Korea Herald]

 Added: 200 display pictures

dwergs says ( 11 Apr 2004 ):

Added more than 200 new display pictures including 30 of my favorite actress Jennifer Aniston submitted by Teex.

 Reminder: IEDP 2

dwergs says ( 11 Apr 2004 ):

Huge or extremely tiny display pictures are allowed now in MSN Messenger thanks to this plugin for Messenger Plus!. Now if you have the plugin installed and still want to switch back to the conventional 96x96 px dimensions we recommend installing Timothy's Internet Explorer Display Picture plugin 2 for easy display picture chosing while browsing the web or images on your hard drive.

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