Mercury is a Java Based MSN client.

With Mercury you can do the same things as with your normal messenger:

· Talk to friends
· Change your nickname and status
· Add a display picture (also know as avatar)
· Send files through the msn server (for people with a firewall etc..) or direct
· Play games (Tic Tac Toe and Connect4 only at the moment)

Here are some key features of "Mercury Messenger":

· Be online with several MSN adresses at the same time.
· Login with your status on 'Invisible' or any other status you want.
· Have a different MSN name in every conversation
· Use and create your own plugins
· See when someone starts a conversation with you (before he says something)
· See when someone closes the chat conversation window.
· See who added you into a conversation with multiple people
· See when someone deletes you from their contactlist.
· See the difference between MSN, Mercury users and webcam capable MSN users
· See your fake, faked and ghost friends
· All avatars downloaded are stored on your computer in PNG format (96x96)
· All personal emoticons downloaded are stored on your computer in PNG format (96x96)
· Avatar scroller, automaticly change your avatar every 5 minutes
· Send larger avatars then normal
· Override someones avatar
· Enter notes while in a conversation you might need later (date of birth, last name, phone numbers)
· Away message, if you are online, busy or whatever you can always have an away message.
· Auto log, always log your chats so you can read back everything that is said between you and your contacts.
· Auto login multiple accounts on startup.
· Auto away, change your status to away (or anything else) after x seconds of idle time (Windows only)
· Auto update when a new version is available (Mercury asks if you wish to update when new version is available)
· XML and text based chat logs
· Customise all menu bars.
· Show emoticons in the list
· Sort contacts by group, status or both
· Show contacts in the program (except contact list) by email, MSN name, alias or a combination of the above
· Add new status icons
· Mercury has 10 custom skins and 3 java skins
· Send screen shots to your contacts
· Add more then 12 users in one conversation (MSN messenger limit)
· Specific triggers for each person (trigger = action after chat event)
· Supported actions for a trigger include sound, a popup window and a windows balloon
· Special codes in your name.
· Nick scroller, change your name every 30 seconds into something complety different (allows the usage of the special codes)
· You can use 'forbidden' words in your name.
· You don't have to worry about Messenger worms and virusses, they wont work on Mercury(Windows only :P)
· Text recall.
· XML based setting files.