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 Added downloads: SIX (!) Emoticon Fonts

dwergs says ( 21 Jun 2003 ):

Oliver from ItsElephants is producing emoticon fonts for MSN Messenger like a madman. I've added the following six to the MSN 6 fonts category: - A Jello emoticon font. - The Laid Back emoticon font. - Real pimp-style Mojo emoticon font. - The System Red alphabet. - The Steel Balls MSN Messenger font. - And last but not least: the official Don't Mess with Mess.be emoticon font (known from our title banners!) Thanks Oliver, especially for the last one :) Oh, and as a bonus you can find four extra fonts over at ItsElephants.com!

 Display Pictures & Custom Emoticons

Johnny_Mac says ( 21 Jun 2003 ):

OMG, we're offering over 3000 images for MSN Messenger 6 already! Sad news is lots of excellent custom emoticons and display pictures that are coming in aren't being added to our MSN Messenger 6 display pictures & custom emoticons page because they're either too big or too small. Remember we can only accept: - JPG, PNG and GIF images. - Emoticons that are 19x19px, preferably with a transparent background. - Display Pictures that are 96x96px. (Need help? Mess PhotoShop Template) If you're having trouble finding out what size your images are, go to their properties and look for the dimensions. Also when submitting, please remember to select an appropriate category for each image.

 MSN Messenger Fun... LOL!

dwergs says ( 20 Jun 2003 ):

I've added a new subsection to our 'Messaging' category with not a lot of content yet, but the idea is to collect all kinds of MSN Messenger humor stuff like funny conversation logs, parody pictures, ideas for MSN pranks, etc. Check it out, but expect more MSN Messenger Fun later!

 Updated: Heavy_K's patch for MSN Messenger 6.0.0268

dwergs says ( 20 Jun 2003 ):

This patch for the latest MSN 6.0 now removes the ad from the phone window too. Download here or from Heavy_K's crib.

 MSN Messenger 6 Preview (0268) installation trouble

dwergs says ( 20 Jun 2003 ):

We have received a substantial number of reports from people unsuccesful at signing in with the public release of MSN Messenger 6.0. The solution is: perseverance! :p If the log-in process freezes, you might want to try this simple -but in many cases effective- solution: 1) Close down MSN completely (tray icon should be gone), go to your Settings > Configuration > Software and uninstall MSN Messenger 6.0 again. If the system prompts for a reboot, do so. 2) Download the public preview for the appropriate OS again (over here) and just to be sure, close all running applications before you install it. Again, if the system prompts for a reboot, do so (but it's not likely to happen). 3) Open MSN Mess 6.0 and log in. In 50% of the cases it should work! Please be aware that you lose all your previously defined custom emoticons and display pictures! Yes, I know that sucks. Mess.be is calling for an external emoticon & avatar manager with backup option and batch import (send to submit[-at-]mess.be).

 Thank you, XL4U!

dwergs says ( 20 Jun 2003 ):

I'd like to take a second to thank XL4U.net for the wonderful job they did transferring Mess.be to its new location. Now they're offering quality hosting plans for your website at a low price especially for Messers. And I can tell you, XL4U's support is the best! Oh, and every Messer's site* that's hosted with XL4U.NET gets 10.000 free banner impressions on Mess.be! (*except for adult, obscene or rip-off sites).

 Added: Brands Emoticon Pack #2 by KevinG

dwergs says ( 19 Jun 2003 ):

Logos from Canon, Fila, Zelda, Nike, Kruidvat, Kappa and the famous Mess.be brand (:p) have been chopped up into custom emoticons by KevinG and were added to our MSN 6 Emoticon Packs. If you have no idea what emoticon packs are, click the link for a screenshot.

 Quick reference & study of multiple IM platform emoticons

dwergs says ( 19 Jun 2003 ):

Blake Nancarrow studied the emoticons and their keycodes in the most common instant messaging clients (Yahoo, AIM, Trillian (Pro) and ofcourse MSN) because he was having a hard time remembering less-common graphical emoticons. His conclusion: "There are no standards!" People using multi-platform IM software, like Trillian, know that it can be very confusing when the codes show different things on different clients. The statistical conclusion of his study: - Number of "Standard" emoticons: 5 - Similar emoticons on most IM software: 5 - Specific or unique to one instant messenger: over 200 - Meaning different things in different IM clients: there's a few Visit Blake's Quick Reference to IM Emoticons if this post got you interested. I hope he's updating his page soon to include MSN Messenger 6's new batch of emoticons!

 Sorry, downloads 'down' since long time.

dwergs says ( 19 Jun 2003 ):

Our download server needs some five across the eyes smacking as it just went down crying. Update: We had to hurt it a little, but now it's up again. Enjoy your downloads!

 Update: Nega Patch for MSN Messenger Public Preview (6.0.0268)

dwergs says ( 19 Jun 2003 ):

flur released an update to his Nega Patch today, that will tweak the public preview release of MSN Messenger 6 to allow this: - Run multiple MSN Messengers simultaneously (also known as polygamy); - Hide the 'User is Typing' message from your buddy's conversation window; - Log into MSN in 'Appear Offline' status; - Remove the little butterfly from the MSN Messenger icon; - Remove the ad banner. You can download it from flur's Nega homepage or from our MSN Messenger 6 downloads.

 Tell your friends about MSN Messenger 6.0 Preview!

dwergs says ( 19 Jun 2003 ):

U.S. residents 18 years and older can win a Logitech webcam for telling friends about the MSN Messenger 6.0 preview. You can participate here (make sure you read the rules). And you bet the MSN Messenger 6 Preview is ready for mass-downloading, because Microsoft added 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 mirrors.

 Mess.be logo display pictures

dwergs says ( 19 Jun 2003 ):

Christoph, ejt, PTKiD, BooGhost, Wolkje, Mr. Gfx, Shadows_deat69 and shaun_cameron have all made their personal variation of the Mess.be logo display picture. You think you can do even better? Then just upload your 96x96 Mess.be avatar into 'Not categorised' and show me what you got!

 Microsoft Targets Rivals with New IM Client

dwergs says ( 19 Jun 2003 ):

Christopher Saunders from Jupitermedia published an interesting article on MSN Messenger 6 at InstantMessagingPlanet.com. This is, for obvious reasons, my favorite bit: "Unlike other clients, however, MSN Messenger 6 users can also use their own pictures or photos to create their customized backgrounds, also which can be shared with others. Such efforts aims to appeal to net-savvy users' desire to customize their Internet experience and their virtual appearance to others. That desire to customize and modify MSN Messenger and other IM clients has given rise to a whole slew of enthusiast Web sites, like Mess.be. Now, Microsoft is looking to co-opt some of that sentiment with the new release." Yaaay, being mentioned on one of your favorite sites is a big honor. Thanks, Mr. Saunders! My Swiss bank account is all yours! :p

 Follow-up: Patches for MSN Messenger 6.0.0268

dwergs says ( 19 Jun 2003 ):

I've added Heavy_K's updated Patches for MSN Messenger 6.0.0268 to the MSN 6.0 downloads. In addition to polygamy, it now includes an ad remover, allows you to choose what to patch and it works on previously altered EXEs too. [Source: Heavy_K's site]

 Update: Emote-X 2.0a, the MSN 6 Emoticon Picture painter by Timothy

dwergs says ( 19 Jun 2003 ):

79 emoticons! It creates new opportunities for our famous emoticon pictures. Start designing your own with the updated 2.0a version of Timothy's Emote-X! Click the link in the sticky above, from the Messaging pulldown menu or in the Creative Instant Messaging box on the left. Our emoticon pictures collection will be updated to MSN Messenger 6.0 emoticons in the near future.

 Heavy_K's Polygamy Patch for MSN Messenger v6.0.0268

dwergs says ( 18 Jun 2003 ):

If you want to run multiple instances of MSN Messenger 6 build 0268, get Heavy_K's latest polygamy patch from his website. Thanks K, for thinking of us while you really should be studying! :p Good luck man.

 Dwergs loves BuddyGirl, although she's a fake blonde

dwergs says ( 18 Jun 2003 ):

At last, Microsoft's own I Love Messenger site has opened its doors. You can download the MSN Messenger 6 Public Preview from ilovemessenger.com and then click through to the French portal with plenty of graphics. **Update: ILM seems to be down for the moment. [Reported by: Roy and Oliver]

 How to fix games in the new MSN 6

timothy says ( 18 Jun 2003 ):

A) Go find your MSN 6 Application dir, for XP/2k it will be: C:\Documents and Settings\[YOUR USERNAME]\Application Data\Microsoft\MSN Messenger And for 95 / 98 / ME C:\Windows\Application Data\Microsoft\MSN Messenger B) Download this file, and unzip the Configcache.xml in ALL the dirs you see in your MSN application folder. C) Sign out, Sign in.

 MSN Messenger 6 International

timothy says ( 18 Jun 2003 ):

Want to try MSN Messenger 6 in a different language? And the MSN server is still overloaded? Try the following: Enter the URL http://messenger.msn-int.com and add the abbreviation of your country after. You are now capable of downloading MSN 6 in your own language. Example: You live in the Netherlands, abbreviation will be NL, so the url for the Dutch MSN Messenger will be: http://messenger.msn-int.com/nl Huuf reported that non-english versions can be downloaded by replacing the lang code in the download url as well. Eg. g.msn.com/7MEEN_US/PREVIEW/NL/SETUPDL.EXE for the Dutch XP version.

 Ooh no. Sign-in trouble!

dwergs says ( 18 Jun 2003 ):

Several messers on our #mess.be IRC channel are reporting problems signing in with the Public Preview of MSN Messenger 6.0 launched exactly one hour ago. **Update: Correct passwords being rejected, MSN Messenger freezing upon signing in, being kicked offline instantly after logging on,... Looks like the Public Preview is not bug-free yet and many dissatisfied previewers have down-dated to a leaked beta again :S

 June 18th 2003, 18:12 UTC

dwergs says ( 18 Jun 2003 ):

Guess what I just downloaded! :D Patches and alike are welcome at submit[*]mess.be (replace [*] with @). First comes first served (hosted) ;) Update: (thanks to DJ_Durst and also Psyko) - Download MSN Messenger 6.0 for XP - Download MSN Messenger 6.0 for Windows 2000 - Download MSN Messenger 6.0 for Windows 9x Look! It's build 6.0.0268!

 Update: Custom Emoticons & Display Pictures Stealer v1.2

dwergs says ( 18 Jun 2003 ):

With over 16.000 downloads already, the CE/DP stealer by Sherv (from Sherv.net) has already become a highly respected MSN Messenger 6 addon. For those not familiar with it yet, it scans for display pictures and custom emoticons used by your contacts and allows you to save them instantly for personal use. New in version 1.2 is the auto-scanning, built-in preview, seperation of CE's & DP's, file deletion, speed increase and system tray embedding. Nuff talk, get the Custom Emoticon & Display Picture Stealer NOW and get ready for some robbery action when the MSN Messenger 6 preview is released today.

 Tick, tock, tick... Countdown to the Public Preview

dwergs says ( 18 Jun 2003 ):

Are you counting down just like us? Find out exactly how long you still have to wait before -if all goes well- MSN Messenger 6 becomes available here (or here?).

 Q&A: OMG! MSN Messenger 6 Scores Big With IMers

dwergs says ( 18 Jun 2003 ):

Fresh from the press: a feel-good interview on the success of the MSN Messenger 6 bootleg with Blake Irving, corporate vice president, MSN Communications and Merchant Platform.

 Innovative feature in MSN 6: 150 fonts and 16 colors, wow!

dwergs says ( 18 Jun 2003 ):

Mentioned in the same press article as below, an innovative feature: "Choose from more than 150 fonts and 16 colors of type to represent their personal style" What the dilliyo? 16 colors :o

 MSN Messenger 6.0 Preview Arrives Later Today!

Johnny_Mac says ( 18 Jun 2003 ):

At 18:00GMT (19:00UK/20:00BE&NL) Microsoft will release the official public preview of MSN Messenger 6.0 on this website, when it goes live later today. Microsoft's press release claim that this is a "new era" of instant messaging; and to coincide with the release they have launched a Messenger Preview Group that allows users to download and upload their own custom emoticons, backgrounds and display pictures. The group can be found here, and is expected to go live as the official preview is released. Update: Check out the new MSN Messenger 6.0 website here. [Sources: MS PressPass & Neowin - Vote for Mess.be please!]

 Three freshly squeezed emoticon fonts for MSN 6

dwergs says ( 17 Jun 2003 ):

Hear hear, three new emoticon font sets by the ItsElephants crew: - Star Wars emoticon font by Oliver - Deep Freeze emoticon font by Oliver - Candy Apple emoticon font by Leo

 More on the MSN 6 public preview & final release dates

dwergs says ( 17 Jun 2003 ):

While we're pretty sure to say you may expect the public preview of MSN Messenger 6 this Thursday (see: yesterday's news), we also have to confirm an earlier statement that the 17th of July isn't the official final release date anymore. It became something more like "somewhere in July or August". [Reported by: Zbegra]

 Messenger Plus! befriending with MSN Messenger 6

dwergs says ( 17 Jun 2003 ):

Good news for MP2 fans: the current beta of Messenger Plus! 2 is completely compatible with MSN Messenger 6. This beta is NOT available for download yet! Because a lot of you will take resolving the compatibility issue for granted, Patchou confirmed to me he's going to improve some of the current Plus! features, like logging and away messaging. Even some additional, often-requested options might be added. Expect a public release somewhere in July or August. Regarding the evolvement of the recently critized sponsorship program, Patchou let me know that in the next build "...less ads are installed on the computers of people who chose the option to install the sponsor. So very soon people won't be bothered with adult search links, dns problems, etc."

 Official MSN Messenger 6 public preview next Thursday?

dwergs says ( 16 Jun 2003 ):

We have discovered what might be a possible release date of the public MSN Messenger 6 preview. Zbegra, one of our favorite Norwegian messers already, got in touch with the Director of MSN Norway and asked when the official beta was going to be released and if he could keep using the current beta until then. Here is the answer he gave: "Hei. Offisiell beta-versjon kommer på torsdag. Det er i og for seg ikke noe i veien for å bruke den som ligger ute på nett nå, men sjansen for alvorlige feil er stor når produktet ikke er godkjent for bruk fra oss. mvh helge" Ooh, Norwegian is so funky I didn't want to hold the original e-mail back. But luckily, here's a -very interesting- translation: "Hi. Official Beta is going to be released on Thursday. There's of course no problem when using the already leaked beta, but chances for critical errors are high since the beta is not approved by us. Sincerely, Helge (Birkelund)" Let's stay tuned the 19th of June! [Reported by: Zbegra]

 "Lag dine egne emoticons!", the Norwegian MSN emoticon competition

dwergs says ( 16 Jun 2003 ):

One month after Mess.be's competition, the Norwegian MSN portal is launching its own 'emoticon compo'. The winning entries will even be added to the official Norwegian version of MSN Messenger 6! Just a side note: if you want to enter then "bruk fantasien": use your imagination and don't go sending in custom emoticons you've found on Mess.be (unless you designed them yourself of course) because you'll probably get into big trouble with the creator if you should win :| [Reported by: Zbegra] [More info: MSN.no/.../emoticoncompo]

 No, .be is not free! .tk is ;)

dwergs says ( 16 Jun 2003 ):

Messers ask me sometimes where to get a free .be domain name like Mess. My disappointing answer to them: .be is not free folks! If you want to buy a .be domain at 35 euro you can head over at 2go.be (look for a small square with EN at the top of the page for an English translation). Webmaster gonnabes who can't or simply won't pay for a site domain name can get their cool & free .tk domain thanks to the wonderful island of Tokelau! A lot of messers, like Webtech.tk have done so already!

 The Real Windows Messenger 5 Beta Build 0250

dwergs says ( 15 Jun 2003 ):

Apparently Microsoft mistakenly labeled build 0230 as 0250 on Betaplace.com a few days ago. We're just informing betatesters that the real 0250 has been released today. [Source: Neowin.net - Vote for Mess.be please!]

 MSN 6 skinning/reshack tutorial

dwergs says ( 15 Jun 2003 ):

Esoteric wrote a nice tutorial on how to skin MSN Messenger 6 through resource hacking, for those who are not satisfied with custom chat backgrounds, emoticons and display pictures. *Update: The MSN 6 Skinning Tutorial has been entered into our download database.

 Hello Yellow emoticon font

dwergs says ( 15 Jun 2003 ):

Another emoticon font by Oliver from ItsElephants has been added: download Hello Yellow!

 Uploading your own Display Pictures & Custom Emoticons

dwergs says ( 15 Jun 2003 ):

Big thanks to all the registered users of our Display Pictures and Custom Emoticons collection who have been uploading almost 2500 images! The collection is growing very nicely so keep the good stuff coming (96*96 pixels for the avatars, 19*19 pixels & transparent background preferred for the emoticons)!

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