Escargot is a project that revives the MSN Messenger and Windows Live Messenger experience. It currently supports MSN versions 1-7, and WLM 8 to '09. It is a sister project to NINA: a revival project for AIM/Yahoo!/AOL/ICQ.
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Phoenix AOL And Yahoo Alternatives
Phoenix AOL And Yahoo is described as 'Phoenix is a rivalry of escargot but featuring AIM and Yahoo messenger instead of MSN. Yahoo and AIM users (connected to phoenix server) text each other…' and is an app. There are four alternatives to Phoenix AOL And Yahoo for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Web-based, Android and iPhone apps. The best Phoenix AOL And Yahoo alternative is Escargot, which is free. Other great apps like Phoenix AOL And Yahoo are Emesene, aMSN and NINA.
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emesene is an instant messenger capable of connecting to various networks and utilizing different graphical toolkits. Currently msn and jabber are supported through papyon and xmppy, which allows emesene to connect to various IM services such as GTalk, Facebook Chat, etc.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Application type
Alerts
- Discontinued
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- BSD
aMSN is a free open source MSN Messenger clone. aMSN attempts to emulate the look and feel of Windows Live Messenger, and supports many of its features.
Offline Messaging Voice Clips Display pictures Custom emoticons Multi-.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Application type
Alerts
- Discontinued
Platforms
- Windows
- Linux
- PortableApps.com
NINA is a project that aims to revive several popular yet discontinued messaging services: AIM (AOL Instant Messenger), Yahoo! Messenger, ICQ, Classic AOL.
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