MSN Messenger

[Psychophanta]

Some days ago, MSN Messenger started not to work.
Error code: '80072efd'

Tested with different PCs and at different connection places.

I think is MSN physical servers...
Does someone know about it?

TNX in advance!

[Shield]

You're still using MSN messenger? Wow...
Anyway, Microsoft has announced a long, long time ago that MSN services will be shut down / merged together
with Skype services. So I guess you're out of luck.

[Psychophanta]

I use MSN messenger and ICQ.
Skype is not an alternative, mainly because it eats a lot of innecesary machine resources.

[Shield]

Well, then I guess you will have to look for another alternative.
I'm actually amazed MSN still worked until recently.

[IdeasVacuum]

....They kept it running a while longer than planned because it was popular in China. Now it's not popular in China!
Take a look at 'QQ International', it is similar to MSN Messenger and still going strong.
QQ though will likely be replaced itself in a couple of years as it's cousin 'We Chat' is already more popular.

http://www.imqq.com/
http://www.wechat.com/en/

[Shield]

I personally don't like QQ. It provides a lot of functionality, yes, but overall it is awful and ugly.
The mobile version is better, though. Weixin on the other hand is pure gold, really like that one.
(If you don't mind the fact that both services are provided by a Chinese company ).

I think Psychophanta should try to give Skype another go, it might have improved (not that it is any better security wise).
I don't know any non-Asians that are actually using QQ and not that many use Weixin, so that might be a factor here to be considered.

[Psychophanta]

The fact i am wonder about is that there are not news there when you do a search in the web...

[Psychophanta]

This is the only new i've found:
https://messengergeek.wordpress.com/201 ... -80072efd/

[Shield]

Really?

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/11/0 ... 84174.html
http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-28987797
http://techcrunch.com/tag/windows-live-messenger/
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/mess ... r-to-skype
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_ ... er_service
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Live_Messenger
https://support.skype.com/en/faq/FA1224 ... ws-desktop
http://www.reddit.com/r/technology/comm ... _15_years/