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Nov 11 '99
Pros: great if you use other Yahoo services
Cons: not the industry leader
Summary: For the past year, I have used Yahoo messenger as my secondary messenger service. My primary is AOL Instant Messenger.
The service is decent, but to be honest, I think most people should go with the industry leader (AOL), until the time where ... read more
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Nov 10 '99
Pros: voice over the internet
Cons: difficult to use, little chat options
Summary: The Yahoo Messenger is a new entry into the explosive market of online chatting. I already had AOL AIM on my computer, but one of my friends out in California told me that I had to get it. So, I went to Yahoo and downloaded their little chat program. ... read more
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Nov 10 '99
Pros: Good Integration with Yahoo Site, Firewall Support, simple
Cons: Disconnects randomly
Summary: I think the best thing about Yahoo messenger is not the Instant Messaging, but the integration with the Yahoo personalized site. Messenger will notify you of new email, changes in stock prices and the latest travel deal. Yahoo has been pretty good about ... read more
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Oct 28 '99
Pros: Something other to look at than that Y!
Cons: If you dont know your computer very well, you wont know where to unzip these puppies
Summary: OH OH Im so happy with this also. Just like in my realplayer excitement, Yahoo has finally gotten people out there who are making skins for the Yahoo! Messanger. I tried to make one myself, it tells you how to do it, but since im just NOW learning HTML, ... read more
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Oct 27 '99
Pros: Well Defined, Simple
Cons: Laggy servers sometimes
Summary: I used to use America Online Instant Messenger (AIM) to keep in touch with my close friends I talk to, but then I found Yahoo! Messenger. I can't believe how much better this program is compared with AOL. First of all, Yahoo is linked with YahooMail, so, ... read more
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Oct 26 '99
Pros: easy to use
Cons: its free, how bad can it be?
Summary: Yahoo messenger is a great gadget that I use both at home and at work. Downloading it from my machine with a (26k modem) took about 5 - 10 minutes to download and a few minutes to set up. Then it was pretty intuitive to get it up and running. Since ... read more
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Oct 26 '99
Pros: Works behind a firewall, Easy, Customizable
Cons: None
Summary: I have been using Yahoo! Messenger since it came out, and I used Yahoo! Pager before that. I think this is the best chat program available. I am able to chat with friends, family and co-workers anywhere I go. One of the greatest things for me is it ... read more
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Oct 22 '99
Pros: The taskbar can be set to disappear when the Messenger is Minimized!
Cons: Settings can take a while to learn.
Summary: You can configure Yahoo Messenger to minimize without showing the taskbar button on the bottom of your screen. (To do this - In the menu bar, under Edit, select Preferences. Then go to the General Tab and the frame “When I minimize Yahoo! Messenger” ... read more
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Oct 22 '99
Pros: Useful updates about new email, stocks, etc. Push lives on!
Cons: Can be a distraction
Summary: Yahoo! Messenger is a great product that helps to integrate a lot of the free services Yahoo provides. It is a small application that you run in the background, and it provides a quick way to tell you when events occur and lets you respond.
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Oct 21 '99
Pros: Small, fast, stores buddies on Yahoo! servers
Cons: Periodic connection problems
Summary: This is the 2nd best instant messenger out there.
The first to have a Java version, Yahoo! has developed a fantastic product.
One major feature I like about Yahoo!'s offering is that they store your friends on their side.
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Oct 11 '99
Pros: Sheer number of options, quite secure.
Cons: No IRC style chat options
Summary: Oh, I just love Yahoo! Messenger! This program used to be called Yahoo! Pager, but with the recent addition of new features came a new name. Y!M's features include: Email/Personals/Calendar/Stock/Buddies tracking (Alerts), Stock portfolio's, News, ... read more
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Sep 28 '99
Pros: easy to use
Cons: a little less personal than the phone
Summary: I primarily use the Yahoo Messenger for individual chats with people in other parts of the building at work or friends and family in other cities. It is a very easy to use tool that allows me a lot more communication with people than I might otherwise ... read more
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Sep 12 '99
Pros: easy to load
Cons: you can feel rejected due to "decline" option
Summary: I use Yahoo!Messenger daily, and I find it very useful. I like to know if my friends are online and I want them to know when I am online. Yahoo Messenger was very easy to load once I had upgraded from Windows 3.1 to Windows 98, and I a friend I known ... read more
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Jan 29 '08
Pros: There are lots of people to chat with.
Cons: There is not much I can say bad about Yahoo Messenger, at all.
Summary: I think Yahoo Messenger is the best. If any of you guys felt like adding me, my account is
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Sep 10 '05
Pros: For the most part I love the messenger
Cons: not receiving off-lines and not being able to get help is frustrating......
Summary: my messenger has stopped receiving off-line messages. I can get no help from yahoo. I have deleted and downloaded new messenger 4 times! It is most frustrating... it works for other ID's but not my main
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