Latest project news (NEW RELEASE) from 9/22/2007.

NOTE:
There may be a problem running with UniAud 1.14RC3.  If you experience a hang in Mr. Message, try running with the "-nosound" command line option. I'm looking to get more information about this problem to see if I can work around it.


After a long hiatus, I have decided to resume some work on the Mr. Message project.  I wasn't really interested in learning the twisted innards of Gaim, and no one was willing or able to work with me on the project, so I'd rather be playing with my own source code, where I am comfortable.  I had been discouraged for a while because users kept being plagued with login problems, which looked like protocol changes to me.  It turns out that my login process was very sensitive to certain events which happen in a non-deterministic order from the AIM servers.  I have since fixed this dependency and the login process looks reliable again.  So this encouraged me to resume the project.  Check the news page for more details.

About Mr. Message for OS/2

Mr. Message for OS/2 is an instant messenger client which is capable of communicating over AOL's Instant Messenger network using the OSCAR protocol (used in the Win32 AIM clients, jBuddy, gAIM, Kopete, ICQ, and a variety of other clients).  It is a native OS/2 application, built from the ground up by Marty Amodeo using OpenWatcom 1.3.

The most recent release is from September 22, 2007.  See the News page for more details.

Currently Supported Features

    * Sound clips tied to IM events (any audio format supported by OS/2 can be used)
    * Independent volume control for audio clips played by this application (distinct from the global system volume control)
    * Individual settings for each IM session
    * Simultaneous multiple logins for multiple AOL screen names
    * Buddy List retrieval from AOL servers
    * Send and receive plain text messages
    * Buddy List icons based on user status
    * Buddy List filtering based on user status
    * Fly-over status containing buddy information on Buddy List
    * Automatic retrieval of user profiles and away messages
    * Drag-n-drop font and color support to customize most windows
    * Idle time detection and reporting
    * Ability to assign your own aliases for user screen names
    * Ability to add and remove buddies on the local buddy list
    * Secure MD5 encrypted login
    * User profile support
    * Away message support
    * Automatic login of one or more sessions on startup
    * Understands typing notifications sent out by other clients
    * Optionally sends notifications to your buddies when you are typing
    * Can automatically re-connect when you are disconnected from the server
    * REXX scripting integration


Planned Features

    * File transfer support
    * Chat room support
    * Buddy Icon support
    * Buddy list management support
    * Full WPS integration (getting rid of the session manager)
    * Support for 16 and 32-bit TCP/IP stacks
    * User-definable macros for use in IM windows
    * Support for server migration messages (when AOL wants to move us to a different server)
    * CMD shell scripts tied to IM events
    * Named pipe sending and receiving of IMs
    * Volume control for sound events
    * URL highlighting and ability to launch web browser from received IMs
    * Ability to log and review IM conversations automatically
    * Option to disallow the window focus to be "stolen" if you are using another application and a buddy sends you an instant message
    * Ability to select which audio devices to use (if you have more than one sound chipset/card)


System Requirements

    * Warp 4, Warp 4.51, Warp 4.52, eCS 1.0 or later
    * 32-bit TCP/IP stack (TCP/IP 4.1 or higher)


Contact

If you have any questions about Mr. Message or this web page, contact: net at comcast.martyamodeo (reverse the parts of this e-mail address).


Terms of Usage and License
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This application is available on an as-is basis, with no warranty or guarantee of suitability for any purpose.

This application can be freely distributed with or without source code. If no source code is provided in the distribution of this application, it is the responsibility of the distributor to ensure that users have access to the source code by either providing an up-to-date web URL or by copying and hosting said source code themselves. This application may not be sold under any circumstances. It may, however, be included as "bundled" software in a commercial distribution if so desired, so long as proper credit is given to the original author and the source code is made available as described above.

(Note that "bundled" software here refers to software that is included with another product for the convenience of the user. Said product must have its own inherent value proposition, separate and distinct from that of this application.)

The source code can be modified as desired, though as a courtesy to the original author, I'd appreciate hearing about any improvements that you've made so that they can be included in the primary distribution. If you have any question about fair usage of this application, feel free to contact me directly.

http://mamodeo.dyndns.org/MrMessage/