Long Shot - MSN Group chat room access

[Garrett Cooper]

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