Messenger 2 is een relatief nieuwe IM-client die je in staat stelt om met iedereen op het AIM-, ICQ-, IRC-, MSN- en Yahoo-netwerk te chatten. Naast virtueel babbelen kan je ook bestanden sturen, je webcam en microfoon gebruiken om te 'cammen', beveiligde berichten sturen, verschillende talen gebruiken en de look van Messenger 2 veranderen met diverse skins. De makers hebben het volgende changelog voor ons achtergelaten:
version 0.40 beta - 16.04.2004
- Add text/backgroud color support for all skins
- Add MSN M2-M2 peer-to-peer Video session
- Add multilingual support (hebrew, arabic ect.)
- Add ICQ outgiong RTF message
- Add MSN offline messanging method. If user offline M2 send e-mail message to user's .NET Passport address
- Add MSN dinamic buddy client checking (version updates when you starting session)
- Add Audio/Video buttons on all M2 Private windows
- Add new buttons: "E-mail friends about M2", "Always on top", "Mute/Unmute sounds" and "Enable/Disable history logging"
- Language editor added (see Settings->Language)
- Add checkbox "Show incoming message windows minimized to taskbar" (Settings->Windows)
- AIM search added
- Add checkbox in Settings->Windows to enable/disable tooltips over contact list items
- AIM privacy options added (see Account Manager->AIM privacy tab)
- Add sound event when account goes online
- Add Hyperlink to download more skins (in Settings->Skins tab)
- Add MS Internet Explorer tool bar button to run Messenger 2 application
- Add MSN M2-M2 messaging. Type "/" and then type your message.
- Default chat style changed to MSN-like (see Settings->Display->Message history format)
- Default colors for chat windows changed to black text on white background
- AIM Chat: fixed minor bug when you can't see all users in current chatroom
- Fixed MSN authorization crash if SOCKET_ERROR available
- Don't show "user joined" and "user out" message in MSN private windows
- Fix MSN disconnect reasons
- Fix MSN disable proxy bug
- Fix AIM chat buddy list bug
- Fix bug with large contact list on Yahoo! module.
- Fix bug with crashing Messenger-2 on receiving message in Yahoo! module.
- Fix message displaying
- Fix ICQ/AIM add/remove procedures
- Fix ICQ store own info method