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 Netwerk

dwergs says ( 31 Aug 2002 ):

Mess.be, as well as MSN Experience, Timothy's Character Limit Changer and Patchou's Plus! were featured in a two-page article about "Make up for your Messenger" in the dutch PC magazine Netwerk. Read all about it, read all about it... in Mess Press.

 Downloads UP

dwergs says ( 30 Aug 2002 ):

About 99% of the downloads should be working again. Please, go easy on them ;)

 Echelon is watching

kutforum says ( 30 Aug 2002 ):

Ever heard of SCIM? It stands for Secure Cryptographic Instant Messaging. Why would I need such a program is what you are probably wondering. Well in their Frequently Asked Questions they have exactly that answer: What is wrong with my existing chat software ? Answer: If you are using MSN Messenger, AIM, ICQ, IRC, or any other instant messaging or chatting software, the chances are your conversations can be and are being watched. Email messages sent to you sit on mail servers all around the world and anyone with access to these servers can read your messages at any time. Since most mail servers have back-ups done every day, your emails could be sitting in data-warehouses in various places around the world for many years to come. All other chat software uses plain text messages, which means your conversations can be monitored by the chat server you are using, by your office network administrators or even your ISP (and any of the numerous networks it travels through on its way to its destination). The Echelon spy network can allegedly monitor all plain text email messages, fax, telephone, mobile, SMS and chat communication. Well let me simplify the facts for you, they do not really log everything you say, that would be impossible. But imagine the fact you and your friends are talking about Osama Bin Laden, nothing wrong with that, right? What you do not know is that when you talk about Osama or Semtex or the US embassy, the NSA will start logging or tracking all these "emails, conversations, etc.". There have been reports that workers for the NSA or Echelon have used this information to gain inside information about company's and earning money in a not so legal way. To learn more about Echelon try visiting this site. Please note that SCIM is NOT an MSN Messenger plug-in! If you want to secure your instant messages within MSN Messenger, download an encrypter like SpyShield 0.99b here.

 msn 4.7.0101

timothy says ( 30 Aug 2002 ):

In all probability the last of the 4.x versions has been officially released lately, this version is XP only since it’s also going to be shipped with SP1. You can download version 4.7.0101 from here

 Telenet Users Fix

dwergs says ( 30 Aug 2002 ):

This is a message to Telenet users from Belgium ONLY: if you're having problems visiting Mess.be (eg. your browser tries to download a file from mess.be instead of displaying the site properly), you should download and install this Telenet proxy fix. Again, do NOT use with any other Internet Service than Telenet OR on a Macintosh!.

 Buddy Surfing

dwergs says ( 30 Aug 2002 ):

Marc Bresseel from MSN Belgium revealed in this month's issue of Netwerk that MSN Messenger is going have a new feature called "Buddy Surfing". This will make it possible to visit the WWW together with your contacts and navigate through sites cooperatively. If this comes through, I think I'm gonna have to start my own Mess.be Site Helpdesk ;) By the way, in that same magazine there's a two-page article about "Messing" with your MSN Messenger, referring to mess.be a couple of times, as well as some neat add-ons on here. I've scanned the article, and it's already mysteriously spreading around the Mess crowd (hmm.. I only showed Kut, ~Taz and Timothy LOL), but I'll make it public later today.

 Mess Admins

kutforum says ( 29 Aug 2002 ):

We all know one thing: Mister Dwergs is a busy, busy, busy man. He puts a lot of time in keeping mess running. So it is understandable that he doesn't have time to permanently run or check the forum as well (he does have a personal life you know). Therefore we came up with a solution/compromise, we are sending 2 official Mess ranked Admins to the forums who will represent the values of Mess.be. This means that if you would have a question concerning the forum you can ask these fun loving and very friendly administrators. You might wonder, who are they? Let's welcome Hueve, a well known messer on the forum, and Laser_iCe, who has put his ID tag on almost every comment in the exit blog ;). Show them the respect they deserve and go easy on them. I'm sure they will do a good job!

 Deleted user trick

Zero1 says ( 29 Aug 2002 ):

A way to find out if any of your users has deleted you over msn was braught to my attention and posted in the forum by Ryan. If you wish to clear your contactlist of the users that have blocked you, or rat them out, check this post on the forum out. Ryan thinks there are more, we'll keep you posted.

 msn 5.x disabled!

dwergs says ( 27 Aug 2002 ):

Seems like Microsoft has disabled a connecting through all MSN 5.x beta versions server-wise. Ahh.. I'm a stick to build 0082 for a while anyway... Thanks Timothy, Joao Silva and some other Messers for reporting ;)

 peace to the forums

dwergs says ( 27 Aug 2002 ):

Come on guys, cut our new forum host, BBPowerNet, some slack. Any more mass posting frenzy's, hacking attempts (succesful or not) or any other abuse of our forum will not be tolerated. Josh Brown says: "BBPowerNet is prepared to take you to court and charge you to the fullest extent." And he sounds serious..

 download server + MSN Experience 2

dwergs says ( 27 Aug 2002 ):

I've bought me a new download server and I'm uploading the add-ons and bots one at a time. So expect all of them to be up and running by tomorrow. One bot/add-on crossover I've been dieing to add (and now I finally can, yippie!) is MSN Experience v2. Its feature list is longer than the Chinese Wall, so its very unlikely you won't find it useful. You can download the installation file from its homebase here or from our own download section here.

 123Turnkey

dwergs says ( 25 Aug 2002 ):

As a webmaster, people ask me to build them a template for their sites regularly. Sadly, because Mess.be is already demanding more time than I actually have, I can't really help them out. However, I've found a FREE site builder that allows you to set up your own personal or business site in just a couple of minutes. They offer hundreds of template designs and a free 30 day hosting trial. Its name? 123TurnKey Web Site Builder. Fancy making your own site? Well then? Check it out!

 MSNScroller 1.1

dwergs says ( 25 Aug 2002 ):

Version 1.1 of the handy MSN Scroller by grotesmurf is out on the streets. This MSN add-on scrolls all incoming IM's in a ticker window that stays visible. New features include clickable messages, a properly working unread e-mail notification and you can minimize or drag the window anywhere now. Ready? Steady? Download!

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