Miranda IM v0.3.3 Released

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The Miranda Instant Messenger project has finally released a new version of
the popular Miranda IM!

This is a recommended upgrade for all users. It contains many fixes and
updated protocol plugins. Highlights of this release are an updated look for
the message dialog, support for the popular "User is typing" notifications,
and improvements in memory and CPU usage.

Unfortunately Yahoo support didn’t make it into this release, but a preview is
available in the alpha builds of the next version. If you want to test it
you can download it http://miranda-icq.sourceforge.net/alpha/ (Only
recommended for advanced users).


About 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 and requires no installation. Just unzip and run! This also
makes it ideal for users that want to run their messenger client from a
removable storage such as an USB memory stick. It can even be stored on a
floppy disc if not too many plugins are used.

Miranda IM supports Windows NT4, 95, 98, Me, 2000, XP & 2003.

The powerful plugin system makes Miranda IM extremely flexible. Only the
most basic features are built in, but there are currently more than 200 free
plugins available for download that allows users to extend the functionality
in Miranda IM.


Official Homepage:
miranda-im.org

Direct Download Link:
- Installer [745 737 Bytes]
click here

- Additional components (plugins, more protocols, icons, backgrounds, etc)
http://www.miranda-im.org/download/


What is new in v0.3.3?

This is summary of the changes in v0.3.3. The full list of changes is
available at http://miranda-icq.sourceforge.net/rich/ChangeLog

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.