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RE: OT MSN Users


  • To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
  • Subject: RE: OT MSN Users
  • From: "Gerard McGovern" <stuff@xxxxxxx>
  • Date: Thu, 21 Aug 2003 09:37:03 +0100
  • Mailing-list: list ukha_d@xxxxxxx; contact ukha_d-owner@xxxxxxx
  • Reply-to: ukha_d@xxxxxxx

> Apologies for the OT post, anyone using MSN but NOT using the
> latest version of Microsoft's software (this includes non MS
> based clients eg
> Trillian) may find the following of interest
>
> http://www.infoworld.com/article/03/08/19/HNmsnlockdown_1.html

"It is our expectation that those who use our service with unlicensed
or
unauthorized third-party clients will likely not be able to log on after
Oct. 15"

The irony of this is that when MSN Messenger first launched, there was a
tit-for-tit game with AOL where MSN Messenger was able to message AOL
users. And AOL wheeled out the "unlicensed or unauthorized" line.
Now
it's Microsoft.

G



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