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O.P. Already a new Messenger Beta?
Hi,

I read on a site about a new Messenger Beta, alot of people already have it (reading their comments)

Some of their comments:

- It looks really good
- No nickname support

It's a Belgian site who supports it, download link is Microsoft

http://www.messengerfromthefuture.be/nl/

The name seems rather suspicious, but it looks like it's a msn page
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02-16-2011 06:38 PM
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RE: Already a new Messenger Beta?
Do you mean newer than Messenger 2011?

Hmm, appears to be owned by "Hostbasket NV"

There are a few other "Messenger" related domains going to that server so I'd say stay clear of it to be honest
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RE: Already a new Messenger Beta?
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new Messenger Beta
Old Messenger Beta actually :p. The download they are offering is 15.4.3001.809, signed August 2010. So it is one of the old Messenger 2011 beta builds. The site also mentions it is a preview for Windows Live Messenger 2011 which should release in September (2010).

Having that said a new Messenger (16.x) is supposedly already in development, but only tested by a very select group. Nothing except for buildnumbers leaked out from that so far AFAIK.

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The name seems rather suspicious, but it looks like it's a msn page
Probably a marketing campaign. Paid by Microsoft, but often hosted/registered by a third party.

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O.P. RE: Already a new Messenger Beta?
So the person I know still uses an old version

I think the person thinks it's a newer version :S
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02-16-2011 06:51 PM
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RE: Already a new Messenger Beta?
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There are a few other "Messenger" related domains going to that server so I'd say stay clear of it to be honest
http://messengerfromthefuture.be/ -> Downloads from http://wl.dlservice.microsoft.com/download/3/F/9/...nl/wlsetup-web.exe
http://www.musicator.be/ -> Download link to http://download.live.com/photogallery
http://www.messengerbillboard.be/ -> Redirects to http://messengerbillboard.be.msn.com/nl/
http://www.startmessenger.be/ -> Redirects to https://www.microsoft.com/belux/nl/windows/window...e/Views/index.aspx

Seems to be one of the marketing companies for Microsoft Belgium.

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....owned by "Hostbasket NV"
There are a few other "Messenger" related domains going to that server so I'd say stay clear of it to be honest
Hostbasket is one of the biggest and most reputable hosting companies in Belgium, nothing dodgy about it (they recently merged with 'Telenet' though -in other words, getting even bigger now-).

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Seems to be one of the marketing companies for Microsoft Belgium.
Doesn't "seem" to be, it actually is... or rather: was :p

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So the person I know still uses an old version
yes.

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I think the person thinks it's a newer version :S
he needs a slap :D

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