Comments on: MSN Messenger outage blamed on 'data center' issue

Microsoft says it has resolved problems that had caused a significant outage affecting its MSN Messenger service.

IM clients

I find it strange how ICQ was not mentioned as an IM client of choice for many people, Just AOL, Yahoo!, and MSN. Although ICQ has been around just as long have they not? or atleast pretty close.
They even were in the top 10 downloads list of Download.com many times back in the day i'm sure.
ICQ was my first IM client before I even knew about any of the rest.

-Tony

[M_Rudas]

ICQ was the first IM product

ICQ (now owned by AOL) was the first instant-messenger product, going back about 7 years or so. AIM is based on it.

[M_Rudas]

Try GAIM

GAIM is a multi-network client for both Windows & Linux. It runs MSN, ICQ/AIM, Yahoo!, Jabber, and more. Open source & FREE. http://GAIM.SF.net

[qazwiz]

who needs a standard?

With GAIM you can have multiple sessions in one app. So while the top three are talking about it Open Source has done it.... Again

Now anyone gonna port RoseGarden to windows?
(an Open Source sound studio)

Jabber

Thankfully there is an alternative that is decentralised that
doesn't have these issues. That alternative is Jabber and due to
it's design, it can't have world-wide outages (unless someone
destroyed the Internet). It also eliminates the risk of receiving
any viruses.

Microsoft said late Tuesday that it had resolved problems

If this is the case, then why is it that MSN is still not available today, Thursday Feb. 10. I have been trying to get on MSN to correspond with my clients since 10 am this morning, and am still unable to. At least I have Yahoo and ICQ as a backup.............MSN needs to get their act together

MSN F****** DISGRACE

get msn messenger sorted you useless ***** you lot have nothing better to do so use your time trying to sort out the F****** problem. u keep trying to make pitiful excuses to why normal service has not been resumed but the real reason is non of u can be bothered to get off your fat arses and actually do some F****** work!