[Daniel]

The internal beta/div site has been updated, nearly 6 months after 6.1, we should be seeing 6.2. The site also shows some design changes, again.
I wonder what new features it will bring :-* :angel:

timothy (mess.be news) said:

This week is going to be a busy week in MSN Messenger Land, we bring to you the announcement of MSN Messenger 6.2! Only minutes ago Microsoft has changed its internal site to a new layout, after looking around we found out that the layout change is related to the release of MSN Messenger 6.2 ! And best of all we can tell you the exact date of arrival, Thursday, April 08, 2004.

What’s new ? So far we only found a completely updated site, with lots of information, the new version number and the release date, but we will provide more information before you can say IamAMSNMessengerAddict!

Updates:

The new site holds a list of Authorized Users of .NET Messenger Service. The programs in this list are allowed to use the MSN protocol. For now the only allowed client are: MSN Messenger for Windows or Mac , Windows Messenger , MSN TV service , Microsoft TV set-top box , MSN Mobile , Windows Mobile-based devices, including Pocket PC and Smartphone , Windows CE .NET-based devices, including Windows CE .NET 4.0, 4.1, and 4.2 , MSN Messenger Connect for Enterprises ( IMlogic , Vayusphere , Akonix ). Programs not listed (like trillian and bots) are considered illegal.

MSN Messenger 6.2 will be available for windows XP, 2000, ME and 98.

The new site will become orange!

Because the site is not intended for public snooping, here are some screenshots of the new site: Welcome screen | Download options | Games list | Feature list | Authorized Users of .NET Messenger Service

[Also reported by: RJT]

I dont know why he says the authorized users list is new, seeing as it was new in October! (MSNP7 death). http://messenger.msn...Authorized.aspx

Most people should know the internal site url, if not, select the following text ;P
http://messenger.msn-int.com

[Pc_Madness]

I take it the download for messenger on the site hasn't been changed to 6.2 yet? :unsure:


http://www.msn-int.com/
I take it that the right "New MSN" on the top right hand side of the page refers to 6.2?

This post has been edited by Pc_Madness: 03 March 2004 - 11:14 AM

[Snakerboy]

It has begun.

[timothy]

Reason why I havent posted the site URL is that it prevents all those kiddies to run over to the site (aka annoying MS). And hadnt seen that list before :) but its allready posted now :)

We allready know that they are working on a better log and animated emoticons. But since this aint official, and not yet finished I wont post it (yet).

[Daniel]

Pc_Madness, on Mar 4 2004, 12:06 AM, said:

http://www.msn-int.com/
I take it that the right "New MSN" on the top right hand side of the page refers to 6.2?

Well do keep in mind MSN is a company, not a program. starting to annoy me how often people call MSN Messenger just MSN, you dont call Windows "Microsoft" do you? :P

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We allready know that they are working on a better log and animated emoticons. But since this aint official, and not yet finished I wont post it (yet).

animated emoticons?? :o how do you know that? that sure would be annoying (for me at least).

[Snakerboy]

Perhaps microsoft will embrace MNG. *Trails off with laughter...

[Stigmata]

/me reminds everyone that when i commented on this a month ago


but was i believed nooooooooooo :)

[timothy]

myself said:

With the new messenger you can have MSN Messenger contacts who are not in a group. Before, all of your MSN Messenger contacts had to be in a group. Now, contacts who are not associated with a group will appear at the top of your MSN Messenger contacts list. This was accidentally activated a few times earlier, and it was considered a server glitch that moment.

This post has been edited by timothy: 03 March 2004 - 03:03 PM

[DaMned]

myself said:

With the new messenger you can have MSN Messenger contacts who are not in a group. Before, all of your MSN Messenger contacts had to be in a group. Now, contacts who are not associated with a group will appear at the top of your MSN Messenger contacts list

Isn't that already implemented? Atleast, it works for me with 6.1.0207 and it worked just now too. So it couldn't be a server glitch all the time. :)

[Pc_Madness]

Errm I have the Internal site as back to the usual layout again? :huh:

[keane]

nope the interal messenger site still has an updated look, very nice if i may add

[cybervisionx]

timothy, on Mar 3 2004, 12:41 PM, said:

Reason why I havent posted the site URL is that it prevents all those kiddies to run over to the site (aka annoying MS). And hadnt seen that list before :) but its allready posted now :)

We allready know that they are working on a better log and animated emoticons. But since this aint official, and not yet finished I wont post it (yet).

Why would they have a public site if it wasnt intended for " all those kiddies " to see it.. with sites like mess.be blasting those URLs all last summer / fall.. there is no reason for them to hide it now..
Good find.

[Daniel]

http://www.hypotheti...1&i=7372&t=7372
http://www.hypotheti...1&i=7316&t=7316

Likely to be something new in 6.2

[Keenie]

gah this sucks

I never noticed this stuff before

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(3 NS) RX: LSG Other%20Contacts 316ff50d-8a32-46e2-99eb-2331bd0d02ed
(3 NS) RX: LSG Family 8686c739-1148-4178-92ac-5ef0ed1b8f6c
(3 NS) RX: LSG Coworkers 6294cb80-d9d3-4307-ab20-bd1665f396c9
(3 NS) RX: LSG Friends 2ea8555c-fe9c-459b-8590-f8eb5d2a1bce
(3 NS) RX: LST N=heart_br0ken@hotmail.com F=TestBot C=b224fa07-f1b9-42a9-9a71-075d4e8057a1 11 316ff50d-8a32-46e2-99eb-2331bd0d02ed

which ends up getting me tonz of

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Use of uninitialized value in bitwise and (&) at lib/MSN.pm line 1202, <GEN1> line 89.

heh this sucks, looks like ill have some updating to do
altho probably that '11' in there is still the bitmask for the groups

This post has been edited by Keenie: 04 March 2004 - 01:02 AM

[Mord-Sith]

Is amsn on the list? If not is microsoft going to go out like the RIAA and SCO and sue everybody who is using it?

[Stigmata]

http://messenger.msn...n.com?mkt=en-us


hope i wont get in trouble for this .........

[c00ly]

timothy, on Mar 3 2004, 12:41 PM, said:

Reason why I havent posted the site URL is that it prevents all those kiddies to run over to the site (aka annoying MS). And hadnt seen that list before :) but its allready posted now :)

Also, the internal site used to actually hold the betas and, to keep it a secret was a very smart move but, around the time the betas for messenger 6.0 started leaking the internal site was found and posted on mess.be(Good work guys seriously). Its not their fault!!! But, unfortunatly too many people know of mess.be and, due to the immence traffic on the internal site and the now public secret the betas were taken down from the internal site.

Not posting the internal site helps us gain Micro$oft's trust (and then strike again ;) :dodgy: just kidding) but the trust will be not be gained if we keep letting it out. There may even be another internal site in which we dont know about. In essence this could be a decoy aka a public internal beta site.

[Pc_Madness]

:rolleyes: MS wanted us to know that they existed. ;) If it was some secret site that they only wanted their testers to see it, then they would have used some site where users were required to login. ;)


I do believe MS was quoted as saying that they were really happy with how quickly the betas for 6 had spread around the net. It is after all the best way of testing it. Does anyone else notice how there aren't any serious problems with the MSN betas? I doubt its because that they're such brillant programmers, but more as its intended as a final release.

So I'd quite stressing over not letting the secret out... :)

[Millenium_Edition]

Pc_Madness, on Mar 7 2004, 03:37 AM, said:

If it was some secret site that they only wanted their testers to see it

remember the msn 6 beta? it got removed a few weeks after the leak and the link got replaced by a lan address (like \\JEFF\SHARED\msn6beta.msi)... + maybe their LAN is so big they need an easy address to see the web site ;) instead of typing \\BILL\C\My Documents\Web sites\messenger.msn.com\preview\beta\ ... they just preferred messenger.msn-int.com ?

[Siebe]

You got2 love Neowin ;)
http://www.neowin.ne...2&category=main