Old Software Revival: MSN Messenger Server with Windows Messenger 4.7 & Trillian 0.73

Ever wanted Windows Messenger back? You can do it, sort of.

Check thread over here:
https://forum.ragezone.com/f857/relase-msn-messenger-server-emulator-987740/

You can download it from here if you can't get it from there:
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/77677318/msn%20messenger%20server%20emu.zip


To set it up:
You need to have MSN client that supports protocol MSNP4 (MSN Protocol Version 4). Some of them are included in download.
To redirect client to connect to your server instead of messenger.hotmail.com, simply add address into hosts file and set the IP of actual server (in my case it's 127.0.0.1 if you're running it along with server, so localhost).

That should make it work just fine. There are other ways, but I won't bother with that anyway for now.

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The messenger is dead, but you can still have it with MSN Messenger Server made by Ashley Harris.
It works only on protocol MSNP4, which is Version 4 of MSN Protocol...
... and it works only on Messengers from 3.6 to 4.7, for some versions at least.
So, we have admin panel... actually it's user database.
It's using Access 97 database...
... as a file.
So, we have for now, myself and Joe as the users.
We can change the password and screenname, and you can add or remove *repeating* some users.
So, let's add Dan...
... and change his screen name to Dan.
Okay.
Now, the MSN server is already configured, but we have to configure the Messenger.
So, we'll have to install the older version, so you'll get a warning... install it.
Okay, we can't sign in yet, because it'll have to connect to messenger.hotmail.com...
... and we'll have to redirect it to connect to this server, which is the "localhost".
So we'll open "hosts" file...
... add this...
So, if it connects to messenger.hotmail.com, it will redirect to this, which is a localhost, or whatever...
... but it will work.
Now, let's try signing in.
Okay, we're in.
That's my profile... so we can change...
... the status...
... but e-mail doesn't work.
Okay, now we have to try it with some other user, too.
This is the session of my account, but that's generally just debug stuff like... whatever.
It's just how the hell this thing works.
So we'll use Trillian for another ... client.
So we'll use... Joe's account.
... and connect.
Okay, Joe is connected, too.
Now, if you want to talk in between, you need to add each other....
... by adding a contact.
So, we'll add Joe...
Okay...
Add Tom...
So, Joe is signed in, and I'm signed in... within our sides.
So, let's try to talk.
So, hey Joe.
And... a response.
Sup Tom.
And that's the most simple way how the hell this thing works.
Well.
Well this works...
That's okay.
Fonts...
*mumbling font stuff*
Very annoying, but let's see. "Color font text"...
Well, doesn't work fully...
We'll try with other... *another font mumbling*
"Another font text"
That sh*t broke.
We'll try again.
*yet another mumbling*
"Random omg."
No coment.
Let's keep it to default for now.
Back to normal.
Yeah...
Nah.
Okay, I've screwed it up.
F*ck.
"Calm down..."
Okay. that's a dumb talk.
To make this talk is even more dumb, we'll try to include another user.
With another copy of Trillian.
And we'll add... Dan (*loud for some reason*).
... password ... and Joe, uff, not Joe *retarded laugh*
My mistake.
Okay, for some reason it automatically added myself...
Not sure why...
... but it works, so we'll try... to join.
Okay, let's close this conversation.
And let's talk to Dan.
Hello Dan.
Hey Tom.
I'll add Joe.
Okay.
Let's add Joe...
Joe is added, and...
Hello Joe... oh god.
Okay, I have another one, but it's kinda messed up, so let's try to add him again, but I'll try to talk first.
Hey Joe.
Okay, that's pretty much easier now.
Hey Joe.
Hey both of you.
Oh my god, my English sucks.
Sucking in English...
..."engrlish"...
Nevermind.
Okay.
So, what are you up to?
Recording this thing.
Cool.
Welp. I'm off.
Bye, bye...
That's it, bye.