Was able to go to MSN webpage with no problem using Communicator 4.7.8 Mac
I downloaded and tried previously MSN Messenger for Mac. Its seems to work but there doesn't seem to be a way to convert or use AOL Instant messenger Screen names. Jerry Park wrote: > > Random Liegh wrote: > > > Albert wrote: > > > >> ahmetaa wrote: > >> > >>> According to news.com, > >>> posibly you've already heard, msn does not work with no browser but > >>> IE now. > >>> http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1005-200-7655334.html?tag=mn_hd > >>> > >> Look at http://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=97222. They're > >> blocking Netscape 6.1 because of unspecified security flaws. They > >> will let 6.1 see the MSN page however. And according to the CNET > >> article, " > >> > >> "All of our development work for the new MSN.com is...W3C standard," > >> said Bob Visse, the director of MSN marketing, referring to the World > >> Wide Web Consortium, which is developing industry standards for Web > >> technologies. "For browsers that we know don't support those standards > >> or that we can't insure will get a great experience for the customer, > >> we do serve up a page that suggests that they upgrade to an IE browser > >> that does support the" standards > >> > >> So, by their logic, MSIE should be banned too, eh? Netscape 4.x would > >> too, but Mozilla really shouldn't... > >> > >> > > > > Actually; their logic seems to be more "we cannot control their > > experience" and less about standards, so there you go...it's ie 4 or > > nothing. > > > > And I've tried loading msn under netscape for (under linux, however); > > and it doesn't work for me, personally. Hadn't tried it on Mozilla, though. > > > > They wouldn't have spent all that money giving 'free' MSN service with > purchase of a computer if they didn't have some motive. Guess what that > motive is ... -- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Phillip M. Jones, CET |MEMBER:VPEA (LIFE) ETA-I, NESDA,ISCET, Sterling 616 Liberty Street |Who's Who. PHONE:276-632-5045, FAX:275-632-0868 Martinsville Va 24112-1809 |[EMAIL PROTECTED], ICQ11269732, AIM pjonescet --------------------------------------------------------------------------- If it's "fixed", don't "break it"! mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.kimbanet.com/~pjones/default.htm http://www.kimbanet.com/~pjones/america/default.htm http://www.kimbanet.com/~pjones/message/default.htm
