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Text-based MSN Client 0.3.1

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TMSNC is a textbased (console) MSN client written in C. TMSNC should work on most Unix (Linux, BSD, MacOS) compatible operating systems. The goal of this project is to create a client like MSN Messenger (with sound, webcam and file transfer support), but without any graphical features.
TMSNC is an opensource project which is released under the IR Public Domain License which basically is a modification of the BSD license.

What's New

Version 0.3.1:

Created OSX package so there is no need for compiling the source yourself.

Requirements
PPC, Mac OS X 10.3.5 or later (tested), but should also run on Mac OS X 10.0 or later.

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the_real_bean commented on 29 Mar 2007

great idea and well implemented. As far as i can see the only bad feedback has been from the odd "n00b" or two, and i've got nothing bad to say about it. Well done!

[Version 0.3.1]

Anonymous reviewed on 24 Nov 2005

Great! Now I can chat while connected thru mobile, with minimum costs!

[Version 0.3.1]

Anonymous reviewed on 26 Oct 2005

What is the advantage of no graphics?

[Version 0.3.0]

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reverb replied on 28 Nov 2005

For one thing, the ability to run it remotely from an ssh session.

For example, if your employer blocks MSN traffic, you can ssh to your Mac at home, and use this "Text-based MSN" on the Mac.

Anonymous reviewed on 15 Jul 2005

its installed in /usr/local/bin which is a folder not visible to finder.

You run the program by typing 'tmsnc' in the terminal.

[Version 0.1.5]

Anonymous reviewed on 10 Jun 2005

I installed it 3 times, i can't locate it on my hardrive. Its not anywhere, its supposed to appear in the applications, but it didnt. I tryed Command + F, but still, nothing.

[Version 0.1.5]

Anonymous reviewed on 13 Jan 2005

Actually there's a manpage installed in $PREFIX/man/man1/tmsnc.1, if this is not in the default man path you will need to move it.

[Version 0.1.4]

Anonymous reviewed on 04 Dec 2004

Very cool program. It is simple to use and it has all the features needed for chatting with my MSN contacts although some stuff could be improved.. It seems a bit unstable but overall it is good.

/ppp

[Version 0.1.3]

Anonymous reviewed on 03 Dec 2004

Useless. Refuses to authenticate.
I double and triple checked the username and password, but it still fails authentication. Connecting with another IM client using the same username and password works, so it has to be this software that is at fault.

[Version 0.1.3]

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Anonymous commented on 10 Feb 2005

Make sure you are putting your user name along with the domain.
User user@hotmail.com or msn.com

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White Fire commented on 27 Oct 2004

Promising.

[Version 0.1.0]

Anonymous reviewed on 26 Oct 2004

" The reason why we decided to start this project is that we didn't know of any clients for Unix and clones that don't require Xfree86 to be running "

I know 2 others clients, and they support many IM protocols: centericq and bitlbee.

[Version 0.1.0]

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eduo replied on 05 Dec 2004

I understand the past tense, but the phrase still shows there wasn't enough research. I'd understand that maybe the developers didn't like the existing ones, but not that they didn't know about them. CenterICQ alone has several years in its back to be so easily dismissed.

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