Date: Sat, 10 Jun 2006 14:23:31 -0700 From: Garrett Cooper <youshi10@u.washington.edu> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Long Shot - MSN Group chat room access Message-ID: <E4FF998D-E578-41FA-8027-7A556B6960A1@u.washington.edu> In-Reply-To: <200606101654.14556.freebsd01@dgmm.net> References: <200606101654.14556.freebsd01@dgmm.net>
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On Jun 10, 2006, at 8:54 AM, dgmm wrote: > I know this is a long shot but my GF want's know if it's possible > to get into > an MSN groups chat room using FreeBSD and Firefox (or any other > browser. > > Currently, she's getting a canned "apology" page saying: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > --- > MSN Chat is not currently compatible with your Internet browser and/or > computer operating system. > > Here's what you need to enjoy MSN Chat: > > > Windows 95 or later > At this time, MSN Chat does not work on Macintosh, Windows 3.1, > Windows NT > 3.1, and Unix Operating systems. > > Internet Explorer 4.0 or later > You can download the latest version for free at: > http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie. > > - or - > > Netscape Navigator 4.x > To find out more, go to: http://home.netscape.com. > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > --- > > Thanks for advice, pointers or other help you might be able to offer. > > -- > Dave It's not possible using Firefox, but you might be able to do it if you install Wine and Internet Explorer. I'd google for "Wine Internet Explorer"; this will yield helpful information on how to get everything setup with IE to work within Wine on Unix. -Garrett
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