Shoutbox

Hi,
will Messenger Plus! support the new Microsoft Office Communicator?

This is a replacement for the Windows MEssenger, used by the Livemeeting Server.

thanks

Sebastian

No, Messenger Plus has no specific plans to make it compatible.
If it is extremely similar to Windows Messenger, there is a chance that it will be able to hook in and do some similar things, if it uses the old Windows Messenger API.
But short answer is no, there is no plans for it to be compatible with it, or talk of it ever being compatible.

as i know, it uses some parts of the windows messenger.
why do you not plan to support it?

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Originally posted by sebastianilse
why do you not plan to support it?

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Messenger Plus was designed with MSN Messenger, having it support different programs such as Windows Messenger and Microsoft Office Communicator gets to be a hassle. Also every different program uses different APIs (application program interfaces), so having it compatible for everything and it all working, can be a juggling act.
In the end it's also a waste, because the target audience of Plus, is by a vast majority, using MSN Messenger and not Windows Messenger and Office Communicator, so it's a lot of work for a small minority.
In the long term Patchou may make it compatible, but I doubt it.

ah ok, thats obvios

anyway Messenger Plus! is a very good piece of Software.

Actually, I disagree. Many hi-tech companies that wants to unify the way their internal communication is executed, moving toward organizational solutions of messengers, specificly office communicator due to its MS support. It's true that many users will continue to work with the free public wide MSN solution, but for private use. Inside their work places, they will have no chioce but to integrate with thier company's solution. With its exchange interface, and one exit point toward the firewall, it is a winning solution (company-wise speaking). I think that in the long run, support to communicator will become mandatory.

So please add it!!!! boo hoooooo

Well, I never even heard about it and a big part of the users will never use it (besides, I don't think Patchou uses it either). So, he could just develop a piece of software that he will never use, but I can't see how he could be motivated for that.

hm about 75,000 Microsoft employees use this tool at the moment...  don't thinkt they are nobody

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Originally posted by sebastianilse
hm about 75,000 Microsoft employees use this tool at the moment...  don't thinkt they are nobody

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Another 75,000 of Intel ees are being urged strongly to use MS Communicator. The main disappointment about it is the absence of logging.

I want to add compatibility for communicator, however, in order to do that, I need an account on a Live Communiactor server. So far, nobody ever gave me access to their servers so I've never been able to check out this version of Messenger. If you think you can create a user account so that I can connect on your Communicator network, please email me at mplus@patchou.com .