Miranda IM v.0.3.3
Posted by JCAP on 21 March 2004 - 11:10 · 48 comments & 2249 views
Miranda IM is a multi protocol instant messenger client for Windows. It 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. The goal of this project is not to duplicate the functionality of AOL's ICQ Client, but to design a client that has the basic features that is designed for mouse-less operation with a small memory requirement.

Download: Miranda IM v.0.3.3
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Bug fixes:

  • Fixed crash when closing history window with large history.
  • IE was always used as the default browser if IE was open.
  • Added option to set outgoing port range.
  • Fixed several memory leaks.
  • Improved proxy handling.
  • Rare crash on opening options.
  • AutoNA was not set correctly when Away was set.
  • Visibility list did not list all users.
  • Icons in URL and message contact menus didn't update when icons changed.
  • Reduce CPU usage in file transfer dialogs (fewer screen updates).
  • Many other bug fixes.
  • AIM: Unable to save "Only reply to users in your contact list" option.
  • ICQ: Failed to send or receive files from ICQ 2003b.
  • ICQ: Fixed a number of smaller memory leaks.
  • ICQ: Contact e-mail info was not displayed correctly.
  • ICQ: Failed to retrieve user details during certain circumstances.
  • ICQ: URL messages could disappear when sent through a Direct Connection.
  • ICQ: Nick name was not deleted from server list when local nick name was deleted.
  • ICQ: Server side contacts could reappear after being deleted if they were on the visible/invisible lists.
  • ICQ: Changing status while connecting had no effect.
  • ICQ: A bunch of other fixes the CVS change log if you want the big list.
  • Jabber: Should offline all chat rooms when go invisible (because they are actually offline).
  • Jabber: Miranda won't exit if more than one group chat windows are left open.
  • Jabber: Wrong filename encoding in file sending (signed/unsigned problem).
  • Jabber: Crash on connect/disconnect caused by stale contacts associated with an unknown protocol.
  • Jabber: Deleting group chat temporary contact unintentionally closes the chat room.
  • Jabber: Presence is broadcast to chat room that has denied our access.
  • Jabber: Graceful exit while Miranda shutdown in the middle of file transfer.
  • MSN: A port remained opened after the file transfer cancel.
  • MSN: if a contact list is very long, all contacts could be shown in the Offline mode
  • MSN: When you set your own nickname with spaces, it appears in the options dialog URL-encoded (with %20 instead of a space char).
  • MSN: Opened switchboard sessions weren't closed when you go offline without closing Miranda.
  • MSN: File sending does not require talking anymore.
  • MSN: Contacts with leading digits in the e-mail were not processed properly.
  • MSN: Many other bug fixes.

    Enhancements:

  • New user is typing API (supported by ICQ/MSN/Jabber).
  • Messaging module moved to a plugin with many UI changes (SRMM).
  • Auto Away can now set protocols away if the workstation becomes locked.
  • Improved button control (bitmap support, flat button support).
  • Added options to disable systray icon flashing and adjusting blink time.
  • Default icon packs are automatically loaded from disk if they exist.
  • Added report bug menu item.
  • Many other enhancements.
  • AIM: Added user search capability.
  • AIM: Send messages to group chat users by double clicking name.
  • AIM: Added file receive support.
  • ICQ: Added support for sending and receiving Typing Notifications.
  • ICQ: Now accepts messages formatted in Unicode (note: this won’t solve the problem with displaying messages with multiple char sets).
  • IRC: Contacts on the contact list.
  • IRC: Host masks.
  • IRC: Ignore system.
  • IRC: Channel manager.
  • Jabber: Manual registration to Jabber services.
  • Jabber: Can automatically remove contacts not in roster.
  • Jabber: Invite and accept invitation to a group chat.
  • Jabber: Support composing message event (message typing notification).
  • Jabber: Send full JID (with resource name) when appropriate.
  • MSN: 'User is typing' support added.
  • MSN: "Invite to chat" contact menu item is added.
  • MSN: 'block/unlock' feature is integrated with Options->Status->Visible.
  • MSN: New gateway support.




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    Quote this comment Reply to this comment #1 Posted by JLP on 21 Mar 2004 - 11:16
    First OpenOffice.org and now this. It looks like it is a great day for me today. Miranda IM is just awsome. Small and fast and with a lot of options. Using it a lot for Jabber and sometimes for ICQ. The new message dialog looks very nice. Keep up the excellent work.
    Quote this comment Reply to this comment #2 Posted by Diablo on 21 Mar 2004 - 11:32
    Sweet
    (2 replies) Quote this comment Reply to this comment #3 Posted by [saint dark] on 21 Mar 2004 - 11:44
    Damn, they added the "user is typing" support for msn, this is awesome!!! Im just going to wait for them to support user pictures and this will be my default IM again
    Quote this comment #3.1 Posted by cowabunga on 22 Mar 2004 - 21:16
    user pictures are gay... be a rebel and don't use them
    Quote this comment #3.2 Posted by aaroniekins on 23 Mar 2004 - 22:56
    sum of us are actually good lookin...
    (3 replies) Quote this comment Reply to this comment #4 Posted by INFERNO2k on 21 Mar 2004 - 13:59
    What the hell, I've been using nightly's 0.3.4 for the past few months.

    Isnt this a bit outdated then?
    Quote this comment #4.1 Posted by jim-phelps on 21 Mar 2004 - 15:15
    I'm sure you were using a 0.3.3 nightly
    Quote this comment #4.2 Posted by mimeryme on 21 Mar 2004 - 15:16
    I only started using the nightlies recently and I thought they were actually 0.3.3 nightlies, but the about box does say 0.3.4 alpha nightly.
    Quote this comment #4.3 Posted by Hova on 22 Mar 2004 - 02:20
    They had a CVS naming issue.
    Quote this comment Reply to this comment #5 Posted by Dark Vageta on 21 Mar 2004 - 15:28
    kewl nice update
    Quote this comment Reply to this comment #6 Posted by Trust on 21 Mar 2004 - 15:37
    I have some troubles to log in msn net
    Quote this comment Reply to this comment #7 Posted by Soleen on 21 Mar 2004 - 16:50
    In the change log they did not say anything about yahoo,
    well it is working with miranda now
    Quote this comment Reply to this comment #8 Posted by Blar on 21 Mar 2004 - 17:20
    Has anyone been able to import message history and contacts from ICQ 2003b build #3916? I haven't been able to and the second I can figure out a way, I'm jumping ship. This is a great client.
    (6 replies) Quote this comment Reply to this comment #9 Posted by sinner on 21 Mar 2004 - 17:26
    I can't login to AIM.
    Quote this comment #9.1 Posted by sadatkarim on 21 Mar 2004 - 18:12
    I have the same damn problem!! grrr...
    Quote this comment #9.2 Posted by sinner on 21 Mar 2004 - 18:23
    Check the Ignore section in the options. I think that's where my problem was. Reconnect after fooling around with it
    Quote this comment #9.3 Posted by Dark Vageta on 21 Mar 2004 - 18:25
    no probs logging in to msn yahoo or aol
    Quote this comment #9.4 Posted by sadatkarim on 21 Mar 2004 - 18:47
    i checked ignore section..i clicked the green arrow....still not connecting to aim..but msn works...gah..
    Quote this comment #9.5 Posted by sadatkarim on 21 Mar 2004 - 18:56
    i checked miranda support forums..and they said if youre having problems with aim connecting, to use this server: 64.12.163.214

    worked for me.
    Quote this comment #9.6 Posted by MaxPayne1357 on 21 Mar 2004 - 22:33
    aim support in miranda is solid. if you are having trouble connecting to aim it is most likely either; a) user error b) server side issue

    you might try logging in/out a couple times. -egodust from the miranda forums said aim/toc was having trouble authorizing clients atm.
    (1 reply) Quote this comment Reply to this comment #10 Posted by Solarix on 21 Mar 2004 - 17:55
    i wouldnt exactally add this to the front page news..
    Quote this comment #10.1 Posted by LordLOC on 21 Mar 2004 - 18:38
    Why not, Trillian or GAIM releases are put here? Miranda is better than both of them IMO, and is certainly worthy of being put on the front page.
    Quote this comment Reply to this comment #11 Posted by jim-phelps on 21 Mar 2004 - 17:56
    They forgot to mention
    FULL MULTI-MONITOR SUPPORT
    Quote this comment Reply to this comment #12 Posted by dj' on 21 Mar 2004 - 18:07
    Still waiting for that ONE option I would love to have, then it will finally become my default IM program, that option being....... MSN AVATAR/ICON SUPPORT!!!!!! please.......!!!!!!!!
    (3 replies) Quote this comment Reply to this comment #13 Posted by fobban on 21 Mar 2004 - 18:57
    Yes miranda kicks gaims and trillians azz =)
    Quote this comment #13.1 Posted by Mav Phoenix on 21 Mar 2004 - 22:36
    Yeah maybe when they start using the AIM Oscar protocol...
    Quote this comment #13.2 Posted by MaxPayne1357 on 22 Mar 2004 - 00:44
    I see oscar more of a downside then an enhancement to whats currently there. why fix whats not broken? Aol doesnt support or approve of 3rd party clients connecting to their closed protocol. That is why when they make changes to the oscar infrastructure, 3rd party clients get locked out. TOC ,the other method of connecting to aim is free for all to use and requires no knowledge of reverse engineering but most importantly is stable. I wonder if trillian will adopt this method of connection as a fallback when/if aol decides to block them again. You may read up more on the difference between these 2 aim protocols by clicking here
    Quote this comment #13.3 Posted by Mav Phoenix on 22 Mar 2004 - 03:00
    Features are missing due to TOC, and that's all I care about. Thanks for the link though.
    (2 replies) Quote this comment Reply to this comment #14 Posted by antoxicion on 21 Mar 2004 - 19:15
    how fast can AIM transfers go ?
    Quote this comment #14.1 Posted by Hova on 23 Mar 2004 - 01:57
    QUOTE (#14.0)
    how fast can AIM transfers go ?

    I don't believe you can transfer files through AIM in Miranda
    Quote this comment #14.2 Posted by Soleen on 23 Mar 2004 - 07:25
    you can recieve files
    (2 replies) Quote this comment Reply to this comment #15 Posted by antoxicion on 21 Mar 2004 - 19:16
    can u go invisible on AIM ?
    Quote this comment #15.1 Posted by Hova on 23 Mar 2004 - 01:57
    QUOTE (#15.0)
    can u go invisible on AIM ?

    nope
    Quote this comment #15.2 Posted by Soleen on 23 Mar 2004 - 07:26
    it is schedualed to be implimented in miranda AIM plug in
    Quote this comment Reply to this comment #16 Posted by xp1ode on 21 Mar 2004 - 20:15
    i cant sign on to aim, tried the ip sadat provided but still doesnt work....

    i like this little program alot, but if aim don't work, i can't use it....
    Quote this comment Reply to this comment #17 Posted by slimshady89 on 21 Mar 2004 - 20:47
    might try this out on the other comp... its in the other room so its gonna take a while
    Quote this comment Reply to this comment #18 Posted by nocture on 21 Mar 2004 - 22:00
    imo the best open source IM program out there.. and it just keeps getting better and better
    Quote this comment Reply to this comment #19 Posted by INFERNO2k on 21 Mar 2004 - 23:01
    Anybody have a weird problem where the

    Close button overlays ontop of the read next ( button in a message window?

    Its such a stupid gui bug
    (4 replies) Quote this comment Reply to this comment #20 Posted by [Thrice] on 21 Mar 2004 - 23:12
    Miranda will be banned from Connecting to AIM soon. In the version of AIM that just came out AOL Modified their terms of service to reflect the banning of 3rd party clients connecting to the service. Expect the change soon.
    Quote this comment #20.1 Posted by MaxPayne1357 on 22 Mar 2004 - 00:54
    yeah right, how long have they been saying this now?
    i gotta ask where u picked up this bit of misinformation.
    Quote this comment #20.2 Posted by LordLOC on 22 Mar 2004 - 02:00
    Yeah, I haven't seen any mention of this on the miranda forums at all. Just that alot of ppl are having login problems with the AIM plugin, but it's on AOL's side not the programs.
    Quote this comment #20.3 Posted by [Thrice] on 22 Mar 2004 - 12:50
    no crap its on aol's side because they are blocking the program smarty.
    Quote this comment #20.4 Posted by Soleen on 22 Mar 2004 - 22:13
    Give us the link with this misinformation, than keep repeating it 1000 times.
    I do not have any problems with login to AIM from miranda...
    Quote this comment Reply to this comment #21 Posted by toematoe on 22 Mar 2004 - 09:10
    actually not only aim has been saying that. so did yahoo and msn... and wat did we see in changes? none lol yah who cares as long we are able to connect to all the im around with miranda. why not.
    (1 reply) Quote this comment Reply to this comment #22 Posted by finalcut on 22 Mar 2004 - 23:23
    does yahoo work for you guys?
    Quote this comment #22.1 Posted by cowabunga on 23 Mar 2004 - 11:33
    Yahoo works great. Downlaod a nightly and pull the plugin from that. Also download the gangster icons and get the correct icons.
    Quote this comment Reply to this comment #23 Posted by LordLOC on 23 Mar 2004 - 00:13
    Yahoo is working fine for me, as is AIM now.

    As I said earlier, it was a problem on AOL's side and Yahoo's side. So until a proper announcement is made, or a news post is made, or any proof is given of AOL cutting off 3rd party programs, I'll keep using Miranda.
    Quote this comment Reply to this comment #24 Posted by Stingray on 23 Mar 2004 - 16:09
    Miranda is sweeeet...
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