DSL Needs MSN
Forum: DSL Ideas and Suggestions
Topic: DSL Needs MSN
started by: Nebetsu
Posted by Nebetsu on Feb. 04 2005,22:00
I dunno. I really like DSL and I would be running it off of a bootable cd instead of using my Windows XP except for the fact that there is no MSN client on there. So yeah... I think that DSL needs an MSN client.
Posted by krazynesphreak on Feb. 04 2005,23:08
there is a .dsl file for msn messengerlater
ryan
Posted by krazynesphreak on Feb. 04 2005,23:10
the link did not seem to work so here:< http://www.ibiblio.org/pub/Linux/distributions/damnsmall/mydsl/net/ >
it is at the top
Posted by Nebetsu on Feb. 04 2005,23:32
I never figured out how to get the tar.gz files to work... >>
Posted by SaidinUnleashed on Feb. 05 2005,00:06
< WE HAVE DOCUMENTATION FOR A REASON. >I would kill if people would learn to read it.
-J.P.
Posted by Nebetsu on Feb. 05 2005,00:48
Ok I did the MyDSL way of doing it and whenever I try to open up msn, it doesnt work. It just sits there and does nothing. I'm running DSL off of a cd if that matters any.
Posted by krazynesphreak on Feb. 05 2005,02:10
okthis is the best way to do it:
download
now open emelfm and find the file
then highlight it
there is a botton in the middle that says "myDSL"
click and that should do it.
later
ryan
Posted by TyphoonMentat on Feb. 05 2005,13:07
Why not include tmsnc in DSL? It's a console MSN app, and it's about 10kb.
Posted by libretto on Feb. 05 2005,13:17
If you read the instructions for amsn on the mydsl pages, it requires the tcltk8.3.dsl loaded first. I have these loaded up by default and amsn works.
Posted by mikshaw on Feb. 05 2005,15:41
| Quote (libretto @ Feb. 05 2005,08:17) |
| If you read the instructions for amsn on the mydsl pages, it requires the tcltk8.3.dsl loaded first. |
It's still a requirement even if you don't read the instructions. The difference is it doesn't work unless you do the reading.
Posted by Nebetsu on Feb. 05 2005,18:54
Ok it's working! ^^ Thanks guys!
Posted by guni on Feb. 06 2005,16:22
Just for your information.You can chat on msn and any other network using any irc client and bitlbee. There are public bitlbee servers as well, so you just have to have an irc client installed to chat on msn.
It lets you connect to all those IM networks trough your irc client, or even on a web interface like bitlbee-web.pethippo.co.uk and if you can't install it you can just connect to an irc bitlbee server (im.everdot.org or look here: < http://www.bitlbee.org/main.php/servers.html) >
and see this short howto: < http://linuxreviews.org/software/irc/bitlbee/ >
in short:
/connect im.everdot.org
/j #bitlbee
register your_password (next time identify your_password)
Jabber: account add jabber you@jabber.org yourpassword
MSN : account add msn you@hotmail.com yourpassword
ICQ: account add oscar 648244897 yourpassword login.icq.com
AIM: account add oscar 321454897 yourpassword login.oscar.aol.com
account list to view what accounts are saved and their status
account on to log in
---------------
I find it very useful and only have an IRC client installed
.Bitlbee+irssi really rocks.
grtz
guni
Posted by 9a6or on Feb. 13 2005,22:55
Guni,Great stuff!
One less program I have to install in DSL.
aMSN has a bug (in fact many bugs) because it shows that I'm offline when it is minimised. I'll stick to bitlbee
9a6or
Posted by henk.1955 on Feb. 14 2005,11:06
can you use MSN-filetransfer using bitlbee?