msn-pecan now has direct connection support (fast file transfers)

[Sevcsik András]

I'd vote for treating PM-s as status messages. If the user want's to display
his MOTD there, he can define different messages to each account in custom
status.

2008/1/5, Felipe Contreras <felipe.contreras at gmail.com>:
>
> On Jan 4, 2008 5:01 PM, Gary Kramlich <grim at reaperworld.com> wrote:
> > Richard Laager wrote:
> > > On Fri, 2008-01-04 at 16:00 -0600, Felipe Contreras wrote:
> > >> I'd change 3 to 'remove transient statuses'.
> > >
> > > Yes, let's throw away useful features to help a subset of MSN users...
> > >
> > >> a) Separate status messages from statuses and just leave a general
> 'message'.
> > >
> > > This removes the ability to do complex statuses like:
> >
> > Does anyone, frequently, use a complex status?  And if so, was it a pain
> > to set it up?
>
> I usually add a 'be right back' custom status, just so I can use that on
> MSN.
>
> Considering I can use the same custom status on different accounts I
> don't think it's too painful.
>
> > > At Work
> > >       Global Status: Available
> > >       My Personal Account: Busy
> > >               "I'm at work."
> > >
> > > At Lunch
> > >       Global Status: Away
> > >               "I'm at lunch and should return within an hour."
> > >       Some Protocol: At Lunch
> > >               "I'm at lunch and should return within an hour."
> > >
> > > Again, let's throw away useful features to help a subset of MSN
> users...
> >
> > Let's calm down, and think about how this could be accomplished as well
> > as making everyone happy.  To me, who has never used or cared to use a
> > complex status, dropping it for a more simple solution seems like the
> > right thing to do(tm).  However, I am all for making complex statuses
> > possible through other means, a preference, a plugin, whatever.  And if
> > that doesn't make sense, I hope you have the mystatusbox plugin loaded,
> > since that's a very similar reason as to why the status selectors for
> > each account got nuked.
>
> Just to add my personal situation:
>
> I almost never use status messages, the only time I use status
> messages is when I use a custom status, like 'be right back'.
>
> --
> Felipe Contreras
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