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 JnrzLoader for MSN Messenger 6.0.0503

dwergs says ( 12 Jul 2003 ):

Jnrz submitted this 4kb tool that signs you in as "Appear Offline" and allows you to run as many instances of MSN Messenger 6.0.0503 as you want. Get JnrzLoader for MSN 6.0.0503 here.

 Nega Patch for MSN Messenger 6.0.0503

dwergs says ( 12 Jul 2003 ):

Disable the 'User is Typing' message from showing, remove the ad banner, Appear Offline automatically on signing in, remove the butterfly from the tray icon and enable multiple msn (= polygamy). That's about what flur's Nega Patch, now available for MSN 6 Build 0503, does for you. Download it from us here. Due to lots of requests, there are two additional Nega versions available here: - No AO has all the features mentioned above except Appear Offline. - No UT has all the features except User is Typing. It's your pick.

 Update: MSN 6 Reversi game

dwergs says ( 11 Jul 2003 ):

Due to unexpected popularity of the custom MSN Messenger 6 game, Reversi, creator Koen had to move things over here. People who previously configured their MSN Messenger to run Reversi, need to run this update script.

 MSN Messenger 6.0.0503

Johnny_Mac says ( 10 Jul 2003 ):

MSN Messenger 6.0.0503 has been released today, one week before the scheduled final release on the 17th of this month. This version is expected to be close to the final release, if not being the final release. Noticing early screenshots of MSN Messenger 6, the word (BETA) was found in the main window title; noticeably in this version it has disappeared. Plus! fans will also be pleased to know that they are no reported compatibility issues with this version. Downloads for all OS' found on the MSN Messenger 6 Preview site. [Sources: Neowin & SLim Shady]

 Messenger Plus! 2.20 pre-release!

Johnny_Mac says ( 10 Jul 2003 ):

A pre-release of Messenger Plus! 2.20 is out now. This release is most probably the final release of 2.20 you'll get "next Sunday". This version is not a debug version (therefore no dump file on your C drive) and includes some new sound commands. If you want to know what they are, you'll have to go install it. Messenger Plus! 2.20.50: Download Messenger Plus! 2.20.50: Information

 Added: Grand Theft Auto 3 emoticon font

dwergs says ( 10 Jul 2003 ):

Thanks to Scott Jamieson for sending us his Grand Theft Auto 3 emoticon font. Download this goodie here.

 Custom MSN6 games and applications

dwergs says ( 10 Jul 2003 ):

"A slight modification of the configuration file and a search for the API of Messenger led to the development of my first MSN 6 game: Reversi." - Launchmenu screenshot - Integrated Reversi screenshot This got you curious? Then read Koen's complete documentation on how he added his custom MSN Messenger 6 game.

 Added: MouseMan's MSN Messenger 6 Logviewer

dwergs says ( 10 Jul 2003 ):

MouseMan created an extensive MSN Messenger 6 chat log viewer with following features: - View chatlogs like in Messenger instead of in a table; - Auto-lists accounts, contacts for each account and chatsessions per contact; - Display animated emoticons in the logs; - Print chatlogs; - Toggle emoticons on or off "on the fly". Download here or get it from MouseMan's homepage.

 Updated: MSN Messenger 6 reshack skinning tutorials

dwergs says ( 10 Jul 2003 ):

Theo from Xzaust.com has updated his MSN Messenger 6 Reshack skinning tutorial and added illustrative pictures. At the same site, die hard reshackers can learn how to add custom animated emoticons with this tutorial. These animated emoticons will only appear on a reshacked version of MSN Messenger. If these were the first three times you read the word 'reshack', it might not be advisable to get on with that sort of skinning ;)

 Randomize your font color with the XBamboe Plus! Plugin

dwergs says ( 09 Jul 2003 ):

The Xbamboe Messenger Plus plugin by Bamboe randomizes your font color automatically. Just type /xbamboe followed by the text you want to colorize. Download here.

 Time for a public justification

dwergs says ( 09 Jul 2003 ):

I'd like to take responsibility and apologise to Koalablue and dxtremz for the offensive actions of Mess.be admin m_chibi. Not in his name (I can't do that) but for not being able to prevent it. You guys are doing an outstanding job at the #msgplus channel, keep it up! :D

 Game enabler for Nega Patch users

dwergs says ( 09 Jul 2003 ):

Users who have previously applied the Nega Patch for MSN Messenger 6.0.0268 (the public preview version) and are still unable to connect to the game server for some fine Minesweepin' or good Bejewelin' can now apply flur's Game enabler. Note: You need to do some additional manual XML editing yourself (see the included README.TXT). By the way, the Nega patch went multi-langual (Dutch, French, Spanish, Swedish, German and Spanish). Find these translated versions at msn.d1f.org.

 New Passport flaw fixed

dwergs says ( 09 Jul 2003 ):

Microsoft said it has fixed another security flaw in its single sign-on "Passport" service that could have allowed hackers to hijack accounts created more than four years ago. Microsoft senior manager, Jeff Jones, said that he believes no Passport accounts were stolen, but also declined to say how many people were at risk. As part of its repair efforts, Microsoft briefly prevented some Passport users from manually changing their passwords. [Source: News.com.au]

 Messenger Plus! Plugins and other downloads

dwergs says ( 08 Jul 2003 ):

The plugin capability of the latest Plus! releases is a sure winner that will make the most popular MSN Messenger addon even bigger, no doubt about it. Because I'm expecting a substantial increase of Plus! related addons and Plugins now, I've decided to regroup all the extensions into a separate Messenger Plus! downloads category. In there freshly added, you will find the first 6 plugins I got my hands on: - l33tifier by Segosa - Ping? Pong! by Segosa (and Patchou) - Plugin Loader by loconet - Up Time by Segosa - XFade by Finn - Miscellaneous French Commands Plus! Plugin (author currently unknown) If you want to give Plus! plugin programming a go, have a look at the API documentation (updated today). If you think your plugin is good enough to be featured on Mess.be, please submit it here. [Source of the plugins: Plus!Lite and Messenger Plus! Plugins]

 Plug-in Plus! Update.

Johnny_Mac says ( 08 Jul 2003 ):

Anyone interested in creating their own plug-ins for Messenger Plus! may be interested in the new BETA release (2.20.48). This release is directly aimed at them. Find out more information, including the download link here. Remember, Plus! 2.20 is still BETA, errors will occur. Expect a final release of 2.20 in the coming weeks, check mess.be to find out first! [Thanks to wabz]

 Exclusive: MSN Messenger game cheating

timothy says ( 08 Jul 2003 ):

Cheating is bad, very bad, but possible with MSN Messenger games because Microsoft has managed its code in such a way it can be exploited easily if you know how to code. If you want more theoretical information on "how to cheat" read my little article over here. The article will not provide you with a go-and-cheat solution, because otherwise lame people will spoil the fun of the games. To read more about it click here.

 Added: se7en new Emoticon Fonts for MSN Messenger 6

dwergs says ( 08 Jul 2003 ):

All the way from one of the best-looking MSN sites out there, the german Piranhax.com, comes a batch of 7 new hi-techy emoticon font sets for MSN Messenger created by Dolby: - Blue Steel (download here) - Carbon FX (download here) - Chromatic Lime (download here) - Dragon Design (download here) - Orange Summer (download here) - Pixel 4 Ever (download here) - Titan Eclipse GSX (download here)

 MSN Extra Storage for Hotmail now coming to Europe

dwergs says ( 07 Jul 2003 ):

The MSN Extra Storage service that's been around in the U.S. since September 2001 is coming to Belgium and twelve other European countries this Summer. This is the first paid service the MSN Portals will be offering on our continent. Included in the 31.99 euro per year deal are 10 mb extra Hotmail storage (about 500 extra e-mails), attachments of up to 3 mb, guaranteed activeness of your account without having to log in each 30 days, and 30 megabytes storage for your MSN Groups. Strongly believing the Internet population is ready for paid content and services, MSN is already planning the launch of an online music service later this year. Meanwhile, and contrary to several rumors out there, the basic Hotmail account and MSN Messenger Service remain completely free. [Source: Inside Internet offline magazine]

 Happy Birthday, Johnny_Mac!

dwergs says ( 07 Jul 2003 ):

Today, Mess.be news reporter Johnny_Mac reached his country's legal drinking age. Congratulations mate! Here are some suggestions for a display picture later tonight :p

 Poll: What version of MSN/Windows Messenger are you using?

dwergs says ( 07 Jul 2003 ):

Please check the Help > About box and tell us which version of MSN or Windows Messenger you're using most frequently. We verify this among Messers almost every quarter and last time's results -dating from the 18th of February- were: - MSN Messenger 5: 68.68% - Windows Messenger 4.7: 16.96% - MSN Messenger 4.6 or lower: 6.21% - MSN Messenger 4.7: 5.50% - Windows Messenger 4.6 (XP) or lower: 2.66% So, what version are you using? Let us know.

 Now create add-ins for Plus! using VB!

Johnny_Mac says ( 07 Jul 2003 ):

Sunday's news on the Plus! front was a new bug fix, known as version 2.20.46. Get it here. (I know the download link states 2045, but it does give you the correct version ;). This version now allows you to add plug-ins using Visual Basic, as apposed to C and C++ in previous versions. Info here. [Thanks again to: SLim Shady]

 Testing a tab editor for MSN Messenger 6

dwergs says ( 07 Jul 2003 ):

Daniel is working on a tab editor for MSN Messenger 6 and he's looking for feedback. Download the test version here and if you have problems, start the application with command line argument "-debug" (this will output a debug.txt file that you can show Daniel).

 Sorry for that...

dwergs says ( 06 Jul 2003 ):

Looks like the display pictures and custom emoticons gallery refused to cooperate for a long while yesterday. It is now working again... at gunpoint.

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