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by cwathen
Sun 26 Oct, 2003 11.19
Forum: The Lounge
Topic: British Summer Time
Replies: 23
Views: 13028

Well it worked out OK for me last night - the pub we were in was supposed to close at 2. But since 2 was an hour later than usual, they effectively opened until 3.
by cwathen
Sat 18 Oct, 2003 00.45
Forum: The Lounge
Topic: Faking/Hiding an MSN version number
Replies: 19
Views: 10874

Well I'm now on MSN6 and I just don't like it. It's too cluttered. I don't want to play games or travel with expedia.co.uk, I don't need all those extra buttons on the message windows getting in the way of the chat. The reason I stayed with MSN 3.6 was that it was simple and uncluttered - the addons...
by cwathen
Sat 27 Sep, 2003 15.36
Forum: The Lounge
Topic: Faking/Hiding an MSN version number
Replies: 19
Views: 10874

M$ are preventing everyone who doesn't upgrade (or doesn't use the M$ client) because there is a new protocol that is more secure. Only MSN6 supports it. Which conveniently also takes out all people using older and less cluttered versions of their software, and stops people who like the convenience...
by cwathen
Fri 26 Sep, 2003 11.26
Forum: The Lounge
Topic: Faking/Hiding an MSN version number
Replies: 19
Views: 10874

Faking/Hiding an MSN version number

Weeks after Yahoo ended support for older versions of their messenger program and forced users to upgrade, Microsoft have jumped on the bandwagon too. After well over a year of weekly pleas to upgrade, my good old MSN Messenger Service 3.6 is now 'no longer supported' (despite signing in fine and ap...