MSN blocking YouTube links in IM?

[Foster Grant]

That's the report on /. (http://yro.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/05/10/166204) anyway. More coverage at Beta Daily (http://www.betadaily.com/2008/05/10/microsoft-starts-blocking-youtube-links-from-being-shared-on-msn-and-windows-live-messenger/).

It could just be a means to prevent people from being rickrolled (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VrVS3oN4rE4). :)

[swoll1980]

they don't want you to get Rick Rolled

[Joeb454]

It wouldn't surprise me if it was because of the launch of an MS Video service

[Dr Small]

Linux users should boycott MSN messengering anyhow.
Jabber FTW!

Or, simply use Off the record (OTR) like I do.

[-grubby]

Linux users should boycott MSN messengering anyhow.
Jabber FTW!

Or, simply use Off the record (OTR) like I do.

Yes, Jabber FTW!

[-gabe-noob-]

I use AIM so no probs here

[SuperSon!c]

hey, much like yahoo blocking photobucket links. good times! fyi - apparently removing "http://" and forcing your recipient to copy paste, works.

[qazwsx]

This is insult.
Proprietary protocols makes me sick.

Seriuous offend towards freedom.

When they start to fiter words like M$, crash, virus or reboot? Adding adds into messages?

[SuperSon!c]

When they start to fiter words like M$, crash, virus or reboot? Adding adds into messages?

?

[SuperSon!c]

people are reporting that youtube links are working again. previously someone was packet sniffing and found out that it was getting a NAK (negative acknowledgment) from the msn server when submitting the links.

[spamzilla]

Honestly, nothing MS does anymore surprises me.


Linux users should boycott MSN messengering anyhow.
Jabber FTW!

Or, simply use Off the record (OTR) like I do.

Rubbish. Linux users should feel free to use what ever software they like, and shouldn't be driven to use FOSS only software. Plus isn't telling people to avoid proprietary software going against the FOSS ethics of "freedom of choice?"

Don't get me wrong, FOSS is great, but you shouldn't be close minded and ignore a certain type of software because of linux/FOSS fanboyism.

[Dr Small]

I never claimed FOSS.
I was simply saying we should boycott MSN Messengering for privacy, security and seek an alternative, instead of using a Microsoft product. Sure, MSN may have some benefits, but so does Windows, yet I use Linux.

Windows users don't use Linux formats or protocols (besides apache), so why should linux users use Windows protocols? Just a thought..

[Phenax]

I never claimed FOSS.
I was simply saying we should boycott MSN Messengering for privacy, security and seek an alternative, instead of using a Microsoft product. Sure, MSN may have some benefits, but so does Windows, yet I use Linux.

Windows users don't use Linux formats or protocols (besides apache), so why should linux users use Windows protocols? Just a thought..

Because all of their Windows-using friends do use Windows protocols and could give a ****-less about open standards.

[SuperSon!c]

Because all of their Windows-using friends do use Windows protocols and could give a ****-less about open standards.

yes all of them!!!!!!!!1111oneoneone

[Dr Small]

By the way, does anyone know of a good jabber server? Apparently the server I was on (cafelinux.org) is down, and there is no idea if it will ever return. I have heard that jabber.org has alot of downtime. Any other server recommendations?

[SuperSon!c]

i can't even connect to jabber.org at all. nice.

[warbread]

Gmail?

I didn't even know people still used MSN messanger. It makes sense, given how many people use Windows, but don't they get sick of porn bots?

[p_quarles]

By the way, does anyone know of a good jabber server? Apparently the server I was on (cafelinux.org) is down, and there is no idea if it will ever return. I have heard that jabber.org has alot of downtime. Any other server recommendations?
jabber.org (which, as the post above mine notes, has occasional brownouts) or GoogleTalk. Not a lot of other options that I'm aware of.

Of course, if you have the resources, it's easy enough to set up your own.

[EdThaSlayer]

Microsoft finally feels the backpain that Google has caused them.

[-grubby]

By the way, does anyone know of a good jabber server? Apparently the server I was on (cafelinux.org) is down, and there is no idea if it will ever return. I have heard that jabber.org has alot of downtime. Any other server recommendations?

Yes, use gmail. Gmail's jabber service is never down, because, well, Google is up at least 200% of the time

[RiceMonster]

Linux users should boycott MSN messengering anyhow.
Jabber FTW!

Or, simply use Off the record (OTR) like I do.

If I were to boycott MSN messenger then I would not be IMing any of my friends. I don't want to tell everyone who asks me for my MSN account to use jabber to talk to me. It wouldn't happen.

[SuperSon!c]

Gmail?

I didn't even know people still used MSN messanger.


way more than you think. back in 2006 a study was done and revealed that msn messenger had the largest penetration worldwide with 61%. that's pretty significant.

http://www.comscore.com/press/release.asp?id=800


It makes sense, given how many people use Windows, but don't they get sick of porn bots?


i've never been bothered with ANY bot on msn messenger or any other of the four protocols i use.

[warbread]

Hmmm... I guess I'm popular with the robo-ladies. Someone must have given them my old Hotmail address and told them how great I am. Yeah. That's it indeed.

[SuperSon!c]

sounds about right.