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Microsoft Messenger for Mac 6.0

http://tinyurl.com/of4bp

Messenger for Mac 6.0 makes it easy to take advantage of the full power
of instant messaging, and it is a Universal application built to run on
both PowerPC-based and Intel-based Macs. This update allows Messenger
for Mac users to:

 a.. Chat with Yahoo! Messenger contacts
 b.. Add a status message that your personal contacts can see
 c.. Share what you are listening to in iTunes with your personal
contacts
 d.. Create, send, and receive custom emoticons with personal contacts
 e.. Send and receive custom animated emoticons with personal contacts
 f.. Search for conversation histories using Spotlight
 g.. Check the spelling in your instant messages
By using Messenger for Mac, you can see when your friends, family,
coworkers, and associates at other companies are online and then
communicate with them instantly. Messenger for Mac offers two types of
communication services - a personal account and a corporate account.

A personal account works with the Windows Live Messenger service.
Contacts that you add to your personal account include friends and
family members. Instant message conversations with users are not limited
to users who have Messenger for Mac installed on their computers. You
can also have instant message conversations with users who have other
instant messaging services, such as Yahoo! Messenger.

A corporate account uses the Microsoft Office Live Communications Server
service. Contacts that you add to your corporate account include
coworkers who are in the same company as you and associates at other
companies. Instant message conversations with other corporate account
users are not limited to corporate users who have Messenger for Mac
installed on their computers. With the federation features enabled on
Live Communications Server, users can also have instant message
conversations with users who have other instant messaging services, such
as AOL Instant Messenger (AIM), Yahoo! Messenger, and iChat users who
are signed in with AOL accounts.

Released: September 27, 2006