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- Date added: April 10, 2003
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Reviewed by: CNET Staff
You'll get the most out of MSN Messenger if you're already a member of MSN or have signed up for its free services. Otherwise, there are better chat clients. MSN requires that you create an account with its own Hotmail (or Passport) program to install the messenger client, and entering your demographic information is not optional. You get a standard chat experience, both one-to-one and multiuser, and extra services such as NetMeeting, which is awkwardly focused on the kinds of remote-conferencing tasks handled through standard VPNs these days. One seemingly attractive feature, Browse the Web Together, turns out to be a feature of MSN 8, not the messenger itself. Prominent tabs for MSN's online services, such as Expedia and MSNBC, are here as expected, and you can sign up for each service to customize the content.Publisher's description
From Microsoft :MSN Messenger is an instant-messaging program that notifies you when your friends are online so you can send messages or chat with several friends at once. In addition, MSN Messenger notifies you when you have new e-mail in your Hotmail account and allows you to access your in-box with the click of a button. You have full control over who can contact you and view whether you are online. At any time, you can see a list of all users who have added you to their lists, and you can easily block them if you choose to do so. You also can invite someone in your list to meet over the Internet or to play an Internet game using NetMeeting. The program will even notify you when someone you are communicating with is typing so you can avoid overlapping messages. MSN Messenger also offers integration with Outlook Express 5.0.
You can visit chat rooms and join in, arrange your contacts into groups, select emoticons from a drop-down list, and get quick access to all MSN Messenger's features with a single click.
CNET Editor's Note: Windows NT does not support the latest version of MSN Messenger; therefore, if you use Windows NT, please use this version of MSN Messenger 5.0.
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- Average user rating: 3.4 stars out of 72 votes
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1 out of 2 people found this review helpful
Version: MSN Messenger (Windows NT) 5.0.0544
Pros: THIS SUCKS!!!!!
Cons: GET GOOGLE TALK AT TALK.GOOGLE.COM
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Version: MSN Messenger (Windows NT) 5.0.0544
Pros: I recommend getting Trillian Pro. It has 30 emoticons, and some are animated and some have sounds with them!
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2 out of 2 people found this review helpful
Version: MSN Messenger (Windows NT) 5.0.0544
Pros: Much better then AIM and Yahoo!
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1 out of 1 people found this review helpful
Version: MSN Messenger (Windows NT) 5.0.0544
Pros: i like because is quick and faster
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1 out of 1 people found this review helpful
Version: MSN Messenger (Windows NT) 5.0.0544
"I would like to see my son and talk with him."
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