Escargot MSN - bringing back MSN Messenger for a new generation
4 replies, posted
https://i.imgur.com/Wop2UwF.png
Not sure if anyone's heard of this, but Escargot MSN is pretty fucking sweet - it's a dedicated MSN system using the same clients you used back in the day, but with the protocols adjusted to reflect a new server. This means practically all MSN functions, including webcam/voice chat, voice messages, nudging, and file transfers, work perfectly and just like they used to.
Escargot offers downloads for MsnPlus as well as other popular plugins so that stuff like the Now Playing status bar works and interfaces with modern music programs.
Since we're all a bunch of old heads here on FP, I thought maybe some people might be interested in giving it a go and maybe starting a little chatroom or something for us FP folks just for fun. Right now it supports every version of MSN from 1.0 through Windows Live Messenger 8, though later versions are still being worked on so you can connect with whatever client you want. Right now I'm running WLM8.1 and it's the incredible nostalgia tripped I'd imagined it would be:
https://i.imgur.com/3vuKQXH.png
Here's the link: Escargot MSN Server
If you want to add me and chat, add barnoldinho at (gmail) dot com
This is so weird.
I dont know how i feel about this at all
Nice to see it again but let's be honest, how many will keep it before not using it again because it is eclipsed by other modern systems doing the same and more?
I doubt it will stay in my computer for more than a couple of days just to have it again. I'm not complaining, its iconic name and ui has enough weight to try its luck and I would like to see it being popular again and use it as much as before.
They actually show you the daily stats for usage on the website, they update it for every hour: https://escargot.log1p.xyz/stats
There are usually at least a thousand people online every day, which is a pretty sizable number. I have a bunch of friends using it, because they don't care about the modern systems. You could also always just go through the forums and add people from the "meet people" thread, but ehhhhh, there are some real randy scrandies in there
add me: nigger@nigger.com
name is Motherfucker
Sorry, you need to Log In to post a reply to this thread.