God damn daedalus

Stabshauptmann

Yes its yet another how do I get past the admins post...

All I want to do is communicate with ppl quickly and cheaply. The computers in the daedalus (sp) dont let you use MSN or IRC or any chatroom for that matter. Is there any way other than bulliten boards to have a chat over the internet - having a flowing conversation is the aim

ozt9vdujny3srf

Theres an online version of msn but personally i dont think its fair to be using computers for things like IM conversations when other people are qeuing to print notes or write something,

MatthewVII

I used to feel guilty about that too, but then i started using the computers in the Agriculture building whenever i was on Campus and found that since hardly anyone was using them, there was no smear on my conscience for abusing them ^_^

Alana

hmm agriculture building you say...interesting... and where in this building would one find these contraptions (so i dont seem like a tit wandering around looking for them...)

Stabshauptmann

If you're referring to MSN web messenger [ http://webmessenger.msn.com/?mkt=en-us ]
that’s blocked.
When contacting multiple ppl around Ireland at the same time msn or IRC is the best way. I do realize that there will be times when the computers are in short supply but alot of the time they're not. Besides its not like Im going to be spending very long at these conversations at a time [insert chauvinistic comment].

Ordinarily I have my own laptop but unfortunately last Friday I didnt and I needed to get in contact with ppl. Can you help me out?

Alana

try texts msgs...? either via ur fon, or free webtexts from ur server or oceanfree.net..?

Stabshauptmann

Necromancer wrote:

All I want to do is communicate with ppl quickly and cheaply.
................
having a flowing conversation is the aim

Txtings not really a suitable way of doing things. Its awkward slow and unless you're all meteor or all using webtexts its expensive. Plus its not gr8 4 talkin 2 multiple ppl [sic]

MatthewVII

Alana wrote:

hmm agriculture building you say...interesting... and where in this building would one find these contraptions (so i dont seem like a tit wandering around looking for them...)

well, you walk in the main entrance to Ag block and on your left hand side you can see what can only be described as a big glass box with a high computer:students ratio

the1andonly1

If you're referring to MSN web messenger [ http://webmessenger.msn.com/?mkt=en-us ] that’s blocked.

Last time i checked (bout a week ago) web msn was still available in daedalus.

OfflerCrocGod

Necromancer wrote:

If you're referring to MSN web messenger [ http://webmessenger.msn.com/?mkt=en-us ]
that’s blocked.

That's news to me I use it in Linux all the time, I'll check on monday.

Syth

AFAIK the netsoc IRC channels are not blocked. And they run an IM client that can use the MSN network AFAIR.

What with that and Tetris you have no excuse not to join netsoc.

Stabshauptmann

Well then it must have just been a tempotary thing, thats good

Duffman

http://amsn.sourceforge.net works great for me.

Red Alert

AMSN works a treat - and much less bandwidth since you don't have those silly advertisements.