This is a direct port of the text-based Instant-Message client "tmsnc"
to the Amiga using GNU C and the ncurses and gnutls libraries.
"tmsnc" is open source software distributed under the IR Public Domain
License (see file COPYING in the archive).

It supports the current MSN Messenger/Windows Live Messenger protocol and allows
you to communicate with other users of MSN Messenger or alternative clients like
tmsnc.

If you do not yet have one, to register an MSN account, you can use the URL

https://accountservices.passport.net/ppnetworkhome.srf

As of January 2008 it was possible to register an account using
IBrowse 2.3 as www-browser. Your username in MSN Messenger can be
your existing eMail-Address.


Requirements:
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- a TCP stack such as AmiTCP, Genesis, Miami


Installation:
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To start the client, the following script is provided: startscript_tmsnc It sets
the correct stack-size and make required assigns for the ncurses-display.

It also creates a fake /dev/random device, since gnutls needs this.
If your ixemul installation provides for a genuine /dev/random, skip
this step.

If you're receiving error messages about the Terminal-type you use not
being supported, please consult the documentation of the ncurses-library
on Aminet.

The client's configuration will be saved in the home directory provided
for the current user of your TCP stack (For AmiTCP this is in db/passwd).


Known Bugs:
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- Login: Username does not appear on screen as you type it (is invisible like
the password).

- Graphical errors, Menus remain visible

- Redraw and Exit shows an Ixemul error


Authors:
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For the original tmsnc-sourcecode, see the file AUTHORS in the archive.
tmsnc was ported to AmigaOS by powerstack@usa.net.


Support:
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There is no permanent support provided for this Amiga-version of tmsnc.
If you discover a problems, feel free to correct them in the supplied
sourcecode and release it. See the file COPYING for a detailed copyright notice.

Be warned, proprietary Instant Messenger protocols like MSN change frequently,
and it's likely this client - working as of January 2008 - might not work for a
long time.

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[generic]                 2019    4375  46.1% -lh5- 3206 Oct 17  1980 doc/tmsnc.1
[generic]                  400     740  54.1% -lh5- 52a4 Nov 10  2005 etc/termcap
[generic]                  449     941  47.7% -lh5- 4f37 Nov 10  2005 etc/terminfo
[generic]                  343     682  50.3% -lh5- 33db Apr 25  2007 share/terminfo/a/amiga
[generic]                  410     719  57.0% -lh5- 6d8a Apr 25  2007 share/terminfo/a/amiga-8bit
[generic]                  406    1139  35.6% -lh5- c747 Sep 12  2005 share/terminfo/a/amiga-f
[generic]                  370     655  56.5% -lh5- 5f71 Apr 25  2007 share/terminfo/a/amiga-h
[generic]               223628  223628 100.0% -lh0- 204c Jan 20 02:36 src/tmsnc-0.3.2-amigasrc.lha
[generic]                  143     218  65.6% -lh5- d329 Jan 20 01:14 startscript_tmsnc
[generic]               488241 1041128  46.9% -lh5- 6f9c Jan 20 02:05 tmsnc
[generic]                 1221    2362  51.7% -lh5- 390d Jan 20 02:33 tmsnc-0.3.2-amigaos.readme
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