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Disable the Messenger 'new chat' warning message Apps
I wanted to shorten the long warning message that appears when starting a chat in Microsoft's Messenger for the Mac.

After some digging, I found the solution. Navigate into the Messenger application (control-click on Messenger, and select Show Package Contents). Then navigate into Contents -> Resources -> English.lproj. There you'll find a file named InstantMessageWindow.strings. Open it in your favorite text editor. Now change (or make it empty) the string definition for IMWarning, which you'll find at the end of the file:
/* IM warning message */
IMWarning = "Never give out your password or credit card number
in an instant message conversation. To help prevent infection by a
computer virus or worm, never accept or open any file or link in 
an instant message until you verify its authenticity with the sender.";
Change the string to whatever you want, save the file, and then launch Messenger again.

[robg adds: I haven't tested this one, but the file and string exist as described. I also added a fair bit of detail to the original hint submission, so any typos or grammatical errors are mine.]
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Disable the Messenger 'new chat' warning message
Authored by: galaher on Mar 01, '06 08:19:20AM

I can confirm that this worked for me. I replaced it with a quote from John Muir. Much more palatable.



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Authored by: jdv on Mar 01, '06 08:48:11AM
This hint was posted earlier: Remove warning from MS Messenger conversations.

I've been so happy after applying the hint, that I'd totally forgotten the message even being there in the first place... :)

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Much more entertaining now
Authored by: wercrazy on Mar 01, '06 12:56:25PM

the hint works as described, a less dry message at the top now lightens the mood for chat...



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