Panja Posted August 28, 2008 Share Posted August 28, 2008 Hi all, I'm looking for a good replacement for MSN for my Hackintosh. I have tried several apps like: Adium, Proteus, aMSN, Fire and MSN for Mac by Microsoft. All don't do the things I really want... I want to use offline messaging. Meaning: 1) I want to be able to login invisible (offline) so I can chat with my contacts without going online, this works in Windows. 2) When I'm not logged on en people send me a offline message I would like to be able to read it when I sign in and come online, this works in Windows. Which messenger suits my needs? Adium works ok but if I logon invisible (offline) I cannot chat with my contacts. I already tried the new 1.3 version. Thanks in advance! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freeurmind Posted August 29, 2008 Share Posted August 29, 2008 Try Mecury, a java based IM, see if it works for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kinkster Posted August 30, 2008 Share Posted August 30, 2008 Is there any msn client besides Live Messenger for Mac that supports web cam chat? preferably one with support for other chat networks, but I can always have multiple clients running, so its not problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panja Posted August 30, 2008 Author Share Posted August 30, 2008 Try Mecury, a java based IM, see if it works for you. Thanks hassy for the reply. I'm trying Mercury as we speak, it looks good but I cannot start a converstaion with a contact when I'm offline... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panja Posted September 3, 2008 Author Share Posted September 3, 2008 Any other options? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3zero2 Posted September 15, 2008 Share Posted September 15, 2008 Any other options? i don't know of any clients that support MSN offline messaging on MAC we be nice to have one as it is something i really miss Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MilesR Posted September 15, 2008 Share Posted September 15, 2008 Is there any msn client besides Live Messenger for Mac that supports web cam chat? Not yet. The issue is to do with the way the Windows version handles the video stream. Its the Windows one that needs upgrading before they can update the official Mac version. Apparently this upgrade is indeed being made which will make the (Windows & Mac) versions compatible so that webcam (audio & video) chats are possible. But the last I'd read on the subject seemed to be saying that it wouldn't be till the end of 2008 at least. Have tried to find the links where I read this (somewhere on the MS Mac developer's blog) but can't find it at the moment. EDIT: Found the links I was looking for: http://www.tuaw.com/2007/11/05/microsoft-d...senger-for-mac/ http://www.officeformac.com/.ee99f75 http://blogs.msdn.com/macmojo/archive/2007...-messenger.aspx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aliravan Posted September 15, 2008 Share Posted September 15, 2008 thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kmikase Posted September 16, 2008 Share Posted September 16, 2008 Try Amsn if you want to use webcam chat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zi r0x Posted September 18, 2008 Share Posted September 18, 2008 Try Amsn if you want to use webcam chat Yeah I use aMSN which does offline messaging, you can log in invisibly and still chat and you can use webcam and you can d/l skins to make it look better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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