Posted By: strickz
Date: 2003-02-02 14:46
Summary: Miranda IM v0.2 Released
Miranda IM v0.2 Release Announcement
The Miranda Instant Messenger project is happy to announce a new public
release of Miranda IM.
Miranda IM is a multi protocol instant messenger client for Windows.
Miranda IM is designed to be resource efficient and easy to use. It uses
very little memory, requires no installation and can easily be carried
around on a single floppy disc.
Miranda IM supports Windows NT4,95,98,Me,2000 & XP.
The powerful plugin system makes Miranda IM extremely flexible. Only the
most basic features are built in, but there are currently more than 120
plugins available for download that allows users to extend the
functionality in Miranda IM. Plugins can be installed to add support for
ICQ, MSN, Yahoo, Jabber, Gadu-Gadu, Tlen, netsend and other protocols.
Other plugins can notify you when someone reads your ICQ status message,
when someone has a birthday, when your friends comes online, or retrieve
weather information, encrypt your secret messages and many, many other
things.
The v0.2 release is the first public release in almost 11 months, this
release was delayed 6 months due to changes in project management. The
current development team is committed to bringing you a new release
every 3 months.
Official Homepage:
http://miranda-icq.sf.net
Screen Shots:
http://miranda-icq.sf.net/screenshot.php
Direct Download Links:
- Installer [410073 Bytes]
http://prdownloads.source...a-icq/miranda-im-v0.2.exe
- ZIP Archive [382276 Bytes]
http://prdownloads.source...a-icq/miranda-im-v0.2.zip
- Additional components (plugins, icons, sounds, etc)
http://www.nortiq.com/miranda
Bugs Fixed and features added in Miranda IM v0.2:
- General changes:
* Support for SOCKS4, SOCKS5, HTTP and HTTPS proxies.
* Improved stability.
* Some general user interface changes.
* New default icons.
* Faster filetransfers.
* Import contacts and history from other Miranda profiles.
* Import contacts and history from Mirabilis ICQ 99a-2003a.
* Support for more plugins (>120 plugins available for download!).
* more than 160 other bug fixes and improvements!
- ICQ specific changes:
* Ability to store and download contacts from the ICQ servers.
* Increased compatibility while communicating with other ICQ clients.
* Many bug fixes related to file transfers.
* Allow/don't allow direct connections.
* Enable/disable 'Web aware'.
* Don't allow unknown contacts to read your status message.
* Optionally send requests for authorizations.
* Optionally send 'You have been added' notifications.