- Emesene
Infobox Software
name = emesene
caption = emesene under theGNOME desktop environment
developer =Luis Mariano Guerra et al.
released =2006
latest_release_version = 1.0.1
latest_release_date =March 25 ,2008
programming_language = Python
operating_system =Cross-platform
genre =Instant Messaging
license =GNU General Public License
website = [http://www.emesene.org emesene.org]emesene is an
open source instant messaging client designed for use with Microsoft's .NET messenger service. It is a 'clone' of Windows Live Messenger.Its goal is to replicate the functions of the official Windows Live client in a simpler, cleaner and easier to use interface.
emesene is licensed under the
GNU General Public License , and is developed by Luis Mariano Guerra along with other contributors.Development
emesene is
cross-platform , with binaries available for bothMicrosoft Windows andLinux .The program is written using Python,
GTK+ ,pyGTK and pyCairo.Compatibility
The current version of emesene is 1.0.1 and is compatible with the Windows Live Messenger protocol MSNP13.
Official Windows Live Messenger features supported by the client are:
* Offline messaging
* Personal messages
* 'Now Playing' personal messages
* Nudges
* Contact list retrieval from server
* Nickname retrieval from server
* Tabbed chat windows
* Conversation logging
* File transfer
* Webcam support (only for receiving - still in development)Other features specific to emesene are:
* Plugins (now playing,
Gmail checker,POP3 mail checker,spell checker , Youtube videos, last.fm song reporting,MSN Premium and others)
* Auto-reply
* Minimise to notification area (System Tray )
* Window and icon themes
*Emoticon themes
*LaTeX support
* Multilingual support (16 languages)ee also
*
aMSN External links
* [http://www.emesene.org emesene] official website
* [http://sourceforge.net/projects/emesene/ emesene] at SourceForge
* [http://www.freshports.org/net-im/emesene/ emesene] at FreshPorts
* [http://emesene.org/trac/wiki/WindowsPort Portable Windows version]
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