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Some of my friends use MSN Messenger or Windows Live Messenger. Now I am aware of a variety of clients for OSX but I haven't been able to find one with the following abilities:

  • accept / receive file transfers
  • receive and send messages from contacts who are invisible (appear offline)

For example:

On Adium, when an invisible contact messages me, the message is sent successfully but never arrives on my end.

edit: I also tried aMSN unsuccessfully. Also I'm not sure if sending messages to contacts that appear offline is classified as offline messsages?

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  • If they are classified as offline messages I believe only the native MSN client will work since the offline messages are most likely stored on MSNs closed servers. Jul 24, 2009 at 12:33

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Edit: Have you tried the official Microsoft Messenger:mac 7?
Its description sais it supports file transfers. Don't know about the offline messages though.

Otherwise I don't think what you want exists. aMSN will come closest to what you describe. The problem I think is that Microsoft created their own 'protocol' regarding file transfer and offline messages. I even think the Microsoft servers (which are closed) are used as a middle-man for those things.

I think you will have to resort to other "more open" ways of dealing with those problems.

Possible alternatives:

  • file transfers: e-mail, dropbox
  • offline messages: e-mail
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  • It seems that since the last update to messenger mac the missing functionality has been added, thanks microsoft to helping me move away from windows.
    – svandragt
    Jul 28, 2009 at 12:36
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I suggest trying out Digsby, the functions you mention work fine for me on Windows but I am unable to try it on a Mac since I don't have one.

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  • Digsby is currently not available for mac. It says 'coming soon' on their website. Jul 25, 2009 at 20:11
  • Sorry, just looked at their homepage and couldn't imagine that they'd put up download icons for Mac OS X when it wasn't even available for it. Jul 26, 2009 at 12:36
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Have you tried trilian Astra? They recently reseased a build for OSX. It does everything you want and more.

http://www.trillian.im/

A quick blurb on the program...
http://www.trillian.im/learn/

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