Mr. Message
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, Pidgin, 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 1.5.
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
- Support for offline messages in ICQ
System Requirements
- Warp 3, Warp 4, Warp 4.51, Warp 4.52, eCS 1.0 or later
- 16-bit or 32-bit TCP/IP stack
Documentation
Download
- Binary and Source code (2006/11/22)