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The .NET Messenger Service (often known colloquially as MSN) is an instant messaging and presence system developed by Microsoft. Its user authentication system uses Windows Live ID, which allows any e-mail address that is registered as a Microsoft Passport to sign in and communicate with other users who are logged into the network. Image File history File links Messenger_Logo. ... // Instant messaging (IM) is a form of real-time communication between two or more people based on typed text. ... In computer and telecommunications networks, presence information is a status indicator that conveys ability and willingness of a potential communication partner - for example a user to communicate. ... Microsoft Corporation, (NASDAQ: MSFT, HKSE: 4338) is a multinational computer technology corporation with global annual revenue of US$44. ... Windows Live ID (originally named . ... Microsoft Passport Network is a universal-login service provided by Microsoft that allows users to log in to many websites using one account. ...


This service also can integrate with Microsoft's Windows XP operating system, automatically and simultaneously logging the user into the network as they log into Windows. Windows XP is a line of operating systems developed by Microsoft for use on general-purpose computer systems, including home and business desktops, notebook computers, and media centers. ...


It is possible for any computer running with an Internet connection and a web browser to connect to the Messenger Service by using MSN Web Messenger. Although Microsoft only supports this for computers running Windows, it does not actually require Windows. There are also unofficial equivalents of this service. The official branded online version however claims only to be working with Microsoft's own browser Internet Explorer. An example of a Web browser (Mozilla Firefox) A web browser is a software application that enables a user to display and interact with text, images, videos, music and other information typically located on a Web page at a website on the World Wide Web or a local area network. ... Windows Internet Explorer (formerly Microsoft Internet Explorer abbreviated MSIE), commonly abbreviated to IE, is a series of graphical web browsers developed by Microsoft and included as part of the Microsoft Windows line of operating systems starting in 1995. ...


LAN Manager and therefore Windows NT includes a system notification service, called "Messenger Service", which is sometimes used to present pop-up advertisements to users. This service, although it has a similar name, is not related in any way to the .NET Messenger Service or the Windows Messenger instant messaging client. The LAN Manager (not to be confused with NTLM) was an advanced Network Operating System (NOS) from Microsoft developed in cooperation with 3Com. ... WinPopup, shown in the background, first appeared in Windows for Workgroups, together with several other network applications. ...


Despite its name, the .NET Messenger Service is not in any way related to the Microsoft .NET development platform. Neither the official clients nor the protocol itself are tied to the .NET framework. Microsoft . ...

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Clients

Instant messaging clients which support .NET Messenger Service include the following:


Made by Microsoft

For the old versions of this software called MSN Messenger, see MSN Messenger. ... MSN Messenger is a freeware instant messaging client that was developed and distributed by Microsoft in 1999 to 2005 and in 2007 for computers running the Microsoft Windows operating system (except Windows Vista), and aimed towards home users. ... Windows Messenger is a (now deprecated) proprietary instant messaging client included in Microsofts Windows XP operating system. ... Microsoft Messenger for Mac, previously MSN Messenger for Mac, is a production of the Macintosh Business Unit, a division of Microsoft. ...

Third-party

Adium is a popular instant messaging client for Mac OS X that supports multiple protocols through the libpurple library. ... aMSN is an MSN Messenger clone licensed under the GPL. Its main objective is to assist users who are new to the Linux operating system keep in contact with those who use the Microsoft program which is available only on Windows and Macintosh. ... BitlBee is an IRC to other IM-chat-networks gateway created by Wilmer van der Gaast and others. ... There are very few or no other articles that link to this one. ... Meetro is a multi-network instant messenger with location-based services (LBS). ... Fire is the first instant messaging client for Mac OS X (previously for OPENSTEP), that can access IRC, Jabber, AIM, ICQ, MSN, Yahoo! Messenger, and Bonjour. ... Official logo of the Jabber Software Foundation Jabber is a collection of open, real-time communication technologies built on the Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol (XMPP). ... The following is a list of instant messaging clients which utilize the Jabber protocol. ... KMess is an alternative MSN Messenger chat client for Linux. ... Kopete is a multi-protocol, free software instant messaging client. ... Miranda Instant Messenger is a minimalist, open source multiprotocol instant messaging application, designed for Microsoft Windows. ... Microsoft Corporation, (NASDAQ: MSFT, HKSE: 4338) is a multinational computer technology corporation with global annual revenue of US$44. ... Gaim (to be renamed Pidgin in the next release) is a popular multi-platform instant messaging client that supports many commonly used instant messaging protocols. ... Simple Instant Messenger (SIM) is a free software multiprotocol instant messaging client available for Linux, Windows and Mac OS X. SIM-ICQ was discontinued for a time because its founder Vladimir Shutoff, a Russian programmer, left the project. ... Trillian is a multiprotocol instant messaging application for Windows created by Cerulean Studios that can connect to multiple IM programs from one client, such as AIM, ICQ, MSN Messenger, Yahoo! Messenger, IRC, Novell GroupWise Messenger, Bonjour, Jabber, and Skype networks (the latter four with Trillian Pro which allows for additonal... Meebo is an in-browser instant messaging program which supports multiple IM services, including Yahoo! Messenger, Windows Live Messenger, Google Talk, AIM, ICQ [1], and Jabber and is based on the free and open source library libpurple created by the software developers of Pidgin[2]. // Although still in its early... eBuddy is a web & mobile messenger which supports various instant messaging clients including MSN Messenger, Yahoo! and AIM. Users who are unable or unwilling to download software can access their IM account through eBuddy. ... Screenshot of tmsnc tmsnc (Textbased MSN Client) was a text-based instant messaging client, designed for use with the Microsoft Network. ...

See also

Windows Live ID (originally named . ... The following tables compare general and technical information for a number of instant messaging clients. ... The following tables compare general and technical information for a number of instant messaging protocols. ... It has been suggested that Comparison of instant messaging protocols be merged into this article or section. ...

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