[Decadence]

Hi

I need a messenger service like MSN and Yahoo Messenger to be able to do my job. Unfortunately the way our website blockers work here we can't log into MSN so to for simplicity, rather than find out why it isn't working we have been using Pidgin...it is rubbish, keeps crashing etc.

Is there another alternative which will work a bit better and allow me to speak to clients who are using MSN and Yahoo messenger?

Thanks.

[rickinyorkshire]

You could try Trillian.

http://www.trillian.im/

[Matt W]

Digsby?

[Iccz]

Surely if you need it for you job you can get your network administrator to grant MSN privileges to run?

If not try Trillian, it's IMO the best allround solution.

[Decadence]

Originally Posted by Iccz

Surely if you need it for you job you can get your network administrator to grant MSN privileges to run?

If not try Trillian, it's IMO the best allround solution.

I don't think it is the network administrator whichi s at fault...the "thing" they use to block certain websites during work time (BBC Sport, Twitter, Facebook etc) blocks MSN but in a funny way which they cannot work out why it happens and they don't have the time to sort it out, otherwise we could use MSN.

It was quicker for them to install Pidgin but it has turned out to be useless, need something more stable...for example this morning Pidgin randomly decided that there was something wrong with all of my 600 or so contacts and opened a window for each of them to tell me the problem??? My computer was not happy and sounded like a jet engine for 30 minutes!

[Iccz]

Originally Posted by Decadence

I don't think it is the network administrator whichi s at fault...the "thing" they use to block certain websites during work time (BBC Sport, Twitter, Facebook etc) blocks MSN but in a funny way which they cannot work out why it happens and they don't have the time to sort it out, otherwise we could use MSN.

It was quicker for them to install Pidgin but it has turned out to be useless, need something more stable...for example this morning Pidgin randomly decided that there was something wrong with all of my 600 or so contacts and opened a window for each of them to tell me the problem??? My computer was not happy and sounded like a jet engine for 30 minutes!

...and they're being paid for this laziness, wow and I thought my job was lax

Personally I think the network admin is at fault for not knowing how to use the system they have running, it's stopping you from using something you need for work, and the whole point of having someone there in charge of all this is to ensure everything runs smooth and safe.

[Decadence]

Originally Posted by Iccz

...and they're being paid for this laziness, wow and I thought my job was lax

Personally I think the network admin is at fault for not knowing how to use the system they have running, it's stopping you from using something you need for work, and the whole point of having someone there in charge of all this is to ensure everything runs smooth and safe.

In their defence they are really busy with a lot of other stuff but yeah, I see what you're saying.

[Singh400]

Originally Posted by Matt W

Digsby?

Digsby was pretty good, before it changed. Now it's loaded with crapware, malware, and general badware.

[Astraeus]

I'd second Trillian. I've used it for years in place of MSN/Yahoo/AIM because it's so much faster, neater and more streamlined. I have four accounts currently running in the same instance of Trillian.

[orpheus]

I use Skype

[Theydon Bois]

I use Trillian on my U3 pendrive. Nice little App.

[Azzin]

Originally Posted by Decadence

Hi

I need a messenger service like MSN and Yahoo Messenger to be able to do my job. Unfortunately the way our website blockers work here we can't log into MSN so to for simplicity, rather than find out why it isn't working we have been using Pidgin...it is rubbish, keeps crashing etc.

Is there another alternative which will work a bit better and allow me to speak to clients who are using MSN and Yahoo messenger?

Thanks.

Why not just use MSN Web Messenger, as that just runs on an http browser?

Windows Live Hotmail

[Decadence]

Originally Posted by Azzin

Why not just use MSN Web Messenger, as that just runs on an http browser?

Windows Live Hotmail

Thanks, that site gets blocked.

[Azzin]

What about webmessenger.msn.com?

[KhalJimbo]

Googletalk.

[Decadence]

Originally Posted by Earthworm Jim

Googletalk.

Will that work? How do I log into that and import my hundreds of contacts? The person at the other end of the conversation will be using MSN...will it link up like that?

[Orson]

Another vote for Trillian here too.

Been using it for years, and it's just really easy & very handy if you have contacts who use different IM clients.

[kelvin]

Originally Posted by Decadence

In their defence they are really busy with a lot of other stuff but yeah, I see what you're saying.

Busy as they are, it's either an incredibly bad appliance/piece of software if they can't work it out, or they're useless... I could hazard a guess at which, and I bet i'd be right based on the number of completely inept System Admins I come across

Another vote for Trillian here

[Theydon Bois]

This is true - there should be a whitelist somewhere to allow the msn webapge until they work out the ports to open.

[Zone]

Meebo used to work well for me.

[Matt W]

Originally Posted by Singh400

Digsby was pretty good, before it changed. Now it's loaded with crapware, malware, and general badware.

Ah didn't realise, won't be updating then (don't think I've used it in about 6-9 months), in fact I shall be removing.