jMSN
jMSN is an MSN client for the Linux console. It uses a BitchX-like interface, featuring multiple windows. It is written in Perl, and is not based on any existing MSN code.
| Tags | Communications Chat |
|---|---|
| Licenses | GPL |
| Operating Systems | Unix |
| Implementation | Perl |
Recent releases
- 24 Aug 2003 13:17
Changes: The code has been updated to use MSNP9 (the latest MSN protocol). This is important because apparently as of October 15th, Microsoft are removing all protocol support for MSNP 8 and below. This new protocol is more secure and requires less bandwidth. It also supports GPG, and work is progressing on integrating that.
- 10 Jul 2003 14:19
No changes have been submitted for this release.
- 02 Feb 2002 09:07
Changes: This release adds file sending, context-sensitive tab completion, an active window list that turns bold when someone has said something (then back to normal when you're typing), a /save feature to let you save the contents of window buffers, and lots of bugfixes and performance improvements.
- 23 Jan 2002 12:01
Changes: Those silly "user is typing" messages were removed, and were replaced with a bar for each user which changes color when a user types. The program now sends user-is-typing messages. /eval and /exec support was added. Lots of bugfixes, enhancements, and optimizations were made.
- 20 Jan 2002 12:12
Changes: Line-editing, scrollback on chat sessions, and window buffers were added. Stability was improved and some old bugs were fixed. Some new commands and responses were added to the MSN module.
- All comments
Recent commentsinstalling??
hi,
i am new too linux. can u plz tell me how to install the tgz file.
thanx.
how do i run it
kinda new to this linux thing.. im using gnome rihgt now..
i edited the jmsn file... what do i do next
Chartsets?
Does jMSN support non english charsets? I use jMSN in spanish and catalan but i can't see the non-english characters that the other person types.
BTW, great job with the program!
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blueboy
Re: Where do you want to go tomorrow?
> So, I've just released 0.5.7 which has
> just about everything I can think of. It
> might not be the most stable of
> releases, but the next release (0.6.0
> prolly) will fix that.
>
> I've now almost run out of ideas of
> more features to add, so if you want to
> reply to this, speak to me on msn or
> email me with any new suggestions of
> stuff that could be added, all ideas
> will be considered. (Voice convo would
> be nice, but, I fear it will be a bit
> tricky =)
>
> Mark Zealey
> zeeeeeealey@hotmail.com (MSN)
> mark@zealos.org (real email)
a new setting in .jMSN.conf that would
allow you to put it in a non-quiet mode
would be cool, so you got a ^G on new
message and stuff.
tab nick-completion would be cool as well.....and the alias thing
would rock :)
Re: Where do you want to go tomorrow?
>
> % So, I've just released 0.5.7 which
> has
> % just about everything I can think
> of. It
> % might not be the most stable of
> % releases, but the next release
> (0.6.0
> % prolly) will fix that.
> %
> % Mark Zealey
> % zeeeeeealey@hotmail.com (MSN)
> % mark@zealos.org (real email)
>
>
> wow...you've done some great work
> here...and such nicely formatted
> /annotated code!
>
> its already very usable, and Anything
> you add from here on will just be a
> bonus!
>
> some more BitchXy features that would
> be nice would be things like /alias that
> would allow you to group commands
> together, or save a long string for use
> ..eg:
>
> /alias foobar { /msg $1 hello how are
> you $2 }
>
> would allow you to use /foobar John
> Today.
>
> also the ability to add certain users
> to a "minimal functionality"
> blacklist, for those idiots that like to
> add control codes or have 2000 character
> screenames :)
>
> Anything that saves me having to start
> an x session like this is very welcome
> :)
>
> Good work :)
Yeah, the /alias thing would be quite tricky, it would more likly be done in perl. As for people with long screenames, you can truncuate the sceenames to X chars at max in the config file, I use 30 chars, but depending on your screen estate, you may want more or less.