More Microsoft nonsense--MSN Messenger

[Joseph C. Lininger]

You think MS will take them to court for patent infringement or something
stupid like that? <grin>
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Joseph C. Lininger
jbahm at pcdesk.net
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Chris" <chris at mailvision.ath.cx>
To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca>
Sent: Sunday, September 14, 2003 7:25 AM
Subject: Re: More Microsoft nonsense--MSN Messenger


> Hey,
>
> I have been told, that the author of Centericq was working on reverse
> engeneering the prog to bypass it...  i mean they had to probably do that
> with the protocols in the first place...
>
>
> Chris.
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Lorenzo Prince" <lorenzo at prince.homelinux.org>
> To: <blinux-list at redhat.com>
> Cc: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca>
> Sent: Sunday, September 14, 2003 12:24 AM
> Subject: More Microsoft nonsense--MSN Messenger
>
>
> > Hi.  I am currently using CenterICQ as my instant messenger.  It
currently
> supports MSN messenger, which is good at the
> > moment cause I have a lot of friends who use it, some because they are
> visually impaired and it works very well with
> > JAWS and others "because it somes with Windows so why not use it?"  The
> problem is that after October 15th we will no
> > longer be able to connect to MSN Messenger throu any 3rd-party apps as
> Microsoft is looking to get paid in yet another
> > area or something.  They claim it's about security but we all know where
> they really stand on that issue.  In fact it
> > can probably be proven that many of the 3rd-party apps that they will be
> blocking are more secure than their own client,
> > but that's beside the point.
> >
> > the real reason for this post is that I need one of two things:
> > I need either another messenger client that I can use that will be able
to
> bypass Microsoft's monopolistic attack
> > against 3rd-party clients, that is unless the developer of Centericq has
> found a way to do this, or else I need to know
> > if a good alternative for both Linux and windows messaging.  I know AIM
is
> good, but at least 1 of my friends says he
> > hates it, something about it not working as well with JAWS or something.
> I would need a good text-mode dlient for
> > whatever I connect to, preferably CenterICQ will be able to connect to
it,
> as I already have it configured.  The windows
> > version will also need to work well with JAWS, preferably better than
> MSN/Windows Messenger, and if possible it needs to
> > look better to sighted users than MSN/Windows Messenger so my sighted
> friends will like it too.
> >
> > Can someone please help me with this so I can have enough time to alert
> people of my change of messengers if I need to
> > do so?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Lorenzo Prince
> > I HATE MACROHARD, KNOWN TO SOME AS MICROSOFT!
> >
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