About:
Alvaro's Messenger is a Tcl/Tk client for MSN Messenger. Its features include multi-language support, smileys, docking support for KDE 3 and GNOME 2 (FreeDesktop compatibility), logging, profiles support, email notification, customizable sounds, group management, file transfers with NAT support, and proxy support. Some special features include the possibility of knowing who has deleted you from his/her list, connecting "silently" (appearing invisible), and so on.

Release focus: Major feature enhancements

Changes:
A preview picture is now shown when someone sends a file transfer request. Fixes were made for the extra empty space at the bottom of the chat window, a non-integer proxy port, a "Contact does not exist" reconnection issue, problems with the new Snack sound library, and other bugs. An alert is triggered when Microsoft sends a maintenance message. The user properties now store whether someone uses Webmessenger, MSN 6, or MSN 7. Support for plugins was improved. You can now change the default download location in the "Others" preferences tab. "Save As" on a file transfer request. Under Mac OS X, the phone number may now be saved in preferences and some bugs were fixed.

Author:
Nazgul [contact developer]

Rating:	reset 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
8.47/10.00 (39 votes)

Homepage:
http://amsn.sourceforge.net
Tar/GZ:
http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/amsn/amsn-0.95.tar.gz?download
RPM package:
http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=54091
Debian package:
http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/amsn/amsn_0.95-1.deb?download
OS X package:
http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/amsn/amsn-0-95-final.dmg?download
CVS tree (cvsweb):
http://sourceforge.net/cvs/?group_id=54091

Trove categories: [change]

[Environment]		X11 Applications
[License]		OSI Approved :: GNU General Public License (GPL)
[Topic]		Communications :: Chat, Internet

Dependencies: [change]
No dependencies filed

 Branches

Branch	Version	Last release	License	URLs
Default	0.95	26-Dec-2005	GNU General Public License (GPL)

 Releases

Version	Focus	Date
0.95	Major feature enhancements	26-Dec-2005 15:10
0.94	Major feature enhancements	06-Nov-2004 20:06
0.93	Major bugfixes	28-Aug-2004 18:21
0.92	Major bugfixes	31-May-2004 02:00
0.90	Major feature enhancements	18-Feb-2004 17:48
0.83	Major feature enhancements	14-Oct-2003 15:09
0.82	Minor feature enhancements	07-Sep-2003 12:56
0.81	Major bugfixes	04-Aug-2003 22:05
0.80	Major feature enhancements	20-May-2003 11:35
0.71	Minor bugfixes	11-Jan-2003 21:12

 Comments

[»] very good work!
by McNifico - Sep 23rd 2003 18:43:52

That msn is perflectly for me...!!! keep the good work! I hope i can help you, but i know little about programation =S
A little coment: What about voice and webcam? i know is too complicated, i only asked! =)
Ok, good luck!!!

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Powered by Slack!! =)

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[»] animated nick
by Eldiabl0 - Jan 3rd 2004 07:03:18

I'm not a developper but I think that is possible to do animated nick with amsn. So if you think you can... I hope pictures will be available in the next version. thank you for all BONNE CHANCE GAMBATEKUDASAI !

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[»] It didn't work!!!
by WonderAboutLinux - Apr 2nd 2004 08:36:52

Hi, I tried to install AMSN on my Red Hat 6.2 where I rencetly also installed tcl 8.4.6, but AMSN was impossible to install. I did as it was instructed (./amsn) and then a line in shell said that there was an error in the file 'amsn' and that the problem was in the file, on the line 202 "reload_files". I even tried with amsn8.3 and the same problem accur, but on the line 127. How do I fix the problem?

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[»] Re: It didn't work!!!
by Nazgul - Apr 2nd 2004 18:10:17

Hi, what's the error message exactly? Can you copy-paste
it?

Greets.


> Hi, I tried to install AMSN on my Red

> Hat 6.2 where I rencetly also installed

> tcl 8.4.6, but AMSN was impossible to

> install. I did as it was instructed

> (./amsn) and then a line in shell said

> that there was an error in the file

> 'amsn' and that the problem was in the

> file, on the line 202 "reload_files". I

> even tried with amsn8.3 and the same

> problem accur, but on the line 127.

> How do I fix the problem?



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[»] Excellent Job
by Vapour - Apr 12th 2003 04:35:58

This rocks. Now I can finally rid my home and work PCs from this nightmare called Windoze. This and Evolution haved freed me. Thanks!

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[»] Can't run amsn
by Davie - Jul 30th 2002 15:35:37

When I tried to run amsn, I got the following display in the termianl window and then it exit. It's really strange.
#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?usr/lib/tcl8#?#?#?#?lib/tcl8#?#?#?#?lib/tcl8#?3/librar#?#?#?librar#?#?#?tcl8#?3/librar#?#?#?usr/lib/tcl8#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?($#?#?#?#?@t#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?amsnWD=/root#?download#?ms#?AUTHORITY=#?root#?#?XauthorityINDOWID=18874517C_MESSAGES=en_US#?ISO-8859#?#?OSTNAME=localhost.localdomai#?ESSION_MANAGER=local#?localhost.localdomain:#?tmp/#?ICE-unix#?1720TDIR=/usr/lib/qt3-gcc2#?96ESSOPEN=#?#?usr/bin/lesspipe#?sh#?%sDMSESSION=Defaul#?NOME_SESSION_NAME=Defaul#?SER=rootS_COLORS=no=00:fi=00:di=01;34:ln=01;36:pi=40;33:so=01;35:bd=40;33;01:cd=40;33;01:or=01;05;37;41:mi=01;05;37;41:e#?=01;32:*#?cmd=01;32:#?#?exe=01;32:#?#?com=01;32:#?#?btm=01;32:#?#?bat=01;32:#?#?sh=01;32:*#?csh=01;32:#?#?tar=01;31:#?#?tg#?=01;31:*#?arj=01;31:#?#?ta#?=01;31:*#?lzh=01;31:#?#?#?ip=01;31:*#?#?=01;31:*#?Z=01;31:#?#?gz=01;31:*#?bz2=01;31:#?#?bz=01;31:*#?tz=01;31:*#?rpm=01;31:#?#?cpio=01;31:*#?jpg=01;35:#?#?gif=01;35:#?#?bmp=01;35:#?#?#?bm=01;35:*#?#?pm=01;35:*#?png=01;35:#?#?tif=01;35:AIL=#?var/spool/mail#?rootNPUTRC=/etc/inputr#?ASH_ENV=#?root#?#?bashrcMODIFIERS=@im=Chinpu#?ANG=en_US.ISO-8859#?#?OLORTERM=gnome#?terminalISPLAY=:#?OGNAME=roo#?HLVL=2C_CTYPE=#?h_CN#?GB2312DM_LANG=en_US.ISO-8859#?#?SERNAME=rootHELL=/bin/bashISTSIZE=1000OME=#?rootSH_ASKPASS=/usr/libe#?ec#?openssh/gnome-ssh-askpas#?ERM=#?termATH=#?usr/local/sbin:/sbin:/usr/sbin:/bin:#?usr/bin:#?usr/bin/X11:#?usr/local/bin:#?usr/bin:#?usr/X11R6/bin:#?root#?bin:#?root#?bi#?=.#?amsnLDPWD=#?root#?download#?amsn#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#

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[»] Re: Can't run amsn
by Davie - Jul 30th 2002 15:46:46

As I used locale in another language, I'm guessing that,
that language locale are not supported by amsn

> When I tried to run amsn, I got the
> following display in the termianl window
> and then it exit. It's really strange.
> #?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?usr/lib/tcl8#?#?#?#?lib/tcl8#?#?#?#?lib/tcl8#?3/librar#?#?#?librar#?#?#?tcl8#?3/librar#?#?#?usr/lib/tcl8#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?($#?#?#?#?@t#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?amsnWD=/root#?download#?ms#?AUTHORITY=#?root#?#?XauthorityINDOWID=18874517C_MESSAGES=en_US#?ISO-8859#?#?OSTNAME=localhost.localdomai#?ESSION_MANAGER=local#?localhost.localdomain:#?tmp/#?ICE-unix#?1720TDIR=/usr/lib/qt3-gcc2#?96ESSOPEN=#?#?usr/bin/lesspipe#?sh#?%sDMSESSION=Defaul#?NOME_SESSION_NAME=Defaul#?SER=rootS_COLORS=no=00:fi=00:di=01;34:ln=01;36:pi=40;33:so=01;35:bd=40;33;01:cd=40;33;01:or=01;05;37;41:mi=01;05;37;41:e#?=01;32:*#?cmd=01;32:#?#?exe=01;32:#?#?com=01;32:#?#?btm=01;32:#?#?bat=01;32:#?#?sh=01;32:*#?csh=01;32:#?#?tar=01;31:#?#?tg#?=01;31:*#?arj=01;31:#?#?ta#?=01;31:*#?lzh=01;31:#?#?#?ip=01;31:*#?#?=01;31:*#?Z=01;31:#?#?gz=01;31:*#?bz2=01;31:#?#?bz=01;31:*#?tz=01;31:*#?rpm=01;31:#?#?cpio=01;31:*#?jpg=01;35:#?#?gif=01;35:#?#?bmp=01;35:#?#?#?bm=01;35:*#?#?pm=01;35:*#?png=01;35:#?#?tif=01;35:AIL=#?var/spool/mail#?rootNPUTRC=/etc/inputr#?ASH_ENV=#?root#?#?bashrcMODIFIERS=@im=Chinpu#?ANG=en_US.ISO-8859#?#?OLORTERM=gnome#?terminalISPLAY=:#?OGNAME=roo#?HLVL=2C_CTYPE=#?h_CN#?GB2312DM_LANG=en_US.ISO-8859#?#?SERNAME=rootHELL=/bin/bashISTSIZE=1000OME=#?rootSH_ASKPASS=/usr/libe#?ec#?openssh/gnome-ssh-askpas#?ERM=#?termATH=#?usr/local/sbin:/sbin:/usr/sbin:/bin:#?usr/bin:#?usr/bin/X11:#?usr/local/bin:#?usr/bin:#?usr/X11R6/bin:#?root#?bin:#?root#?bi#?=.#?amsnLDPWD=#?root#?download#?amsn#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#?#


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[»] Re: Can't run amsn
by coke - Oct 22nd 2002 10:46:04


> When I tried to run amsn, I got the
> following display in the termianl window
> and then it exit. It's really strange.
>

Goddamnit! Couldn't you just add a few linebreaks in that line?!

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[»] copy and paste
by Steve - Jul 18th 2002 13:11:31

just switched from gaim.. I sure do miss being able to paste stuff, but I really like this messenger. keep up the good work!

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[»] Great client w/ cool look&feel
by camcorder - May 25th 2002 12:06:07

Alvaro's Messenger is a great msn client for *nix systems. Since it's based on Compu's messenger it has all features of that well-known clone of MSN Messenger. In this version there're multi-language support, better fonts and graphics and more stable core. If you want the taste of Microsoft's light-coded MSN in *nix environment, Alvaro's messenger is what you're looking for.

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[»] Re: Great client w/ cool look&feel
by axplo - May 27th 2002 12:52:49

thanks for upgrading Compu's Messenger, I was checking freshmeat every week for an update, and now I found one ... It's mutch more stable (no error's on nick's with non-alphanumeric characters, etc, ....) PS: I didn't like the Micro$oft colors & Icons is it possible to create skins? Keep up the good work!!!

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[»] Re: Great client w/ cool look&feel
by Nazgul - May 28th 2002 08:44:08

Hi!

Well, we're in first place fixing bugs, then new features will be added. May be later there will be skins support, but not for the moment ;)


> thanks for upgrading Compu's Messenger,
> I was checking freshmeat every week for
> an update, and now I found one ... It's
> mutch more stable (no error's on nick's
> with non-alphanumeric characters, etc,
> ....)
>
> PS: I didn't like the Micro$oft colors
> & Icons is it possible to create
> skins?
>
> Keep up the good work!!!
>


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[»] hmm some questions if u dont mind
by meanguy - May 14th 2003 19:08:07

hi... well, i got 2 problems in amsn , currently im using gnomre 2 and debian sid. when im using amsn , if i get new msg, the new msg window keeps flashing in the bar, then the computer becomes extermnly SLOW as if it was sucking up the ram. i have to ctrl+c to kill it. it the computer would freez "froze quite few times". is there a way to make this flashing notice stop? im trying to edit the script. but dunno if that would work. however. im also trying to have an msn that can be able to VIEW arabic fonts, haven't found alot of methods though. im wondering what do i need to do in order to be able to view those fonts "any hints would be highly appreciated!" thanx

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[»] Re: hmm some questions if u dont mind
by Nazgul - May 15th 2003 05:47:15

Hi, you can disable the flashing thing easily. Edit gui.tcl, search for "proc WinFlicker", and add, as first line of the procedure: return 0 that should disable it. Some people has reported bad things like memory leaks when using amsn with russian or other encodings. It looks like getting the tcl/tk source and compiling it works perfect, instead of using the one in the linux distribution. Maybe it works for you. Anyway, internationalization support in tcl/tk is far from finished, but I think they are doing big progress on this. Greets.

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[»] Amsn after mid-October?
by Zitrone - Aug 21st 2003 09:26:43

Will Microsoft's latest decision regarding MSN affect Amsn? Will this third party client continue to work after October 15th?

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[»] Re: Amsn after mid-October?
by Nazgul - Aug 22nd 2003 18:22:52

It will affect amsn. We're working on a new version
that uses the latest MSNP9 protocol, and will
release it soon, before October 15th. Older
versions of amsn won't work after that day.

Greets. Alvaro.


> Will Microsoft's latest decision
> regarding MSN affect Amsn?
> Will this third party client continue to
> work after October 15th?

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[»] Re: Amsn after mid-October?
by Netfrost - Oct 14th 2003 12:10:54

Any update on this yet? tomorrow's the supposed D day


> It will affect amsn. We're working on a
> new version
> that uses the latest MSNP9 protocol, and
> will
> release it soon, before October 15th.
> Older
> versions of amsn won't work after that
> day.

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[»] Re: Amsn after mid-October?
by Nazgul - Oct 14th 2003 16:31:28

We released 0.83 just today ;)

Greets. Alvaro.


>
> Any update on this yet? tomorrow's the
> supposed D day
>
>
>
> % It will affect amsn. We're working on
> a
> % new version
> % that uses the latest MSNP9 protocol,
> and
> % will
> % release it soon, before October 15th.
> % Older
> % versions of amsn won't work after
> that
> % day.


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