Adium

Well, good to know I'm not alone in this boat. If you need to get on msn badly for what ever reason, you can download and use Adium, I don't like it that much, but it gets the job done. Hopefully it's just a little wait until MSN gets back up.

I'm using Adium for the time beign, but I really don't like it and would love to be able to use my MSN again. ...

Thanks! But how do I use custom emoticons? (for Adium)

For Adium, try View -> Sort Contacts by Status

I don't know, but if you post in the Adium Forum, you may get more answers. ...

How do I get Adium to sort my contacts by online/offline?

Have you tried Adium? http://www.adiumx.com/

You understand, of course, that even if you do somehow manage to block the AIM application any one who knows anything about Macs will find iChat, Adium, Proteus, or Fire, and even if they somehow miss those, there are also online options like AIM Express and Meebo.com? Sounds to me like a losing battle if you must achieve this by force. Perhaps just asking nicely would do the...

Microsoft Messenger? Try using adium: http://www.adiumx.com/

well, Adium always customized in style, text editors like SubEtha most of the times as if it's easier to read on the screen. ...