Download Yahoo Messenger for Mac OS X

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What is Yahoo! Messenger?

Yahoo! Messenger is an advertisement-supported instant messaging client and associated protocol provided by Yahoo!. Yahoo! Messenger is provided free of charge and can be downloaded and used with a generic "Yahoo! ID" which also allows access to other Yahoo! services, such as Yahoo! Mail, where users can be automatically notified when they receive new email. Yahoo! also offers PC-PC, PC-Phone and Phone-to-PC service, file transfers, webcam hosting, text messaging service, and chat rooms in various categories.
Yahoo! Messenger was originally launched under the name Yahoo! Pager on 1998-03-09.
In addition to instant messaging features similar to those offered by ICQ, it also offers (on Microsoft Windows) features such as: IMVironments (customizing the look of Instant Message windows, some of which include authorized themes of famous cartoons such as Garfield or Dilbert), address-book integration and Custom Status Messages. It was also the first major IM client to feature BUZZing and music-status. Another recently added feature is customized avatars.

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Yahoo Messenger for Mac - Version History

* 2.5.3 - September 24, 2003
o Chat
o Webcam
o Conference chat
* 3.0 beta 1 (build 17006) - June 28, 2006
o New UI
o Display Images
o Avatars Support
o Stealth Settings
o Interoperability between Yahoo! and Windows Live Messenger contacts
o YMSG14
* Prior Releases - Undocumented
* 3.0 beta 1 revision 2 (build 18274) - July 13, 2006
o Auto Reconnect
o YMSG14 related bug fixes.
* 3.0 beta 2 (build 65474) - September 06, 2007
o Tabbed IM windows
o Chat rooms
o Improved stability for webcam and file transfer
o More emoticons
o Message archiving
o YMSG15
o No voice calling
o Fixed scrolling up issue when Safari 3/Webkit 522+ is installed.
* 3.0 beta 2 revision 2 (build 75170) - October 25, 2007
o Improved stability and compatibility with Mac OS X Version 10.5 (Leopard)
o Some small interface improvements, including a new Show/Hide Display Images button in the IM and chat room windows
o Improved chat room layout, with the list of chatters in a left hand, scrollable panel with age/sex/location details available on hover (if the user is sharing his/her profile)
o Contextual (right click) menu's added to chatroom adding support for finally viewing a persons cam who isn't on contact list who's in the room.

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* 3.0 beta 2 revision 3 (build 78326) - November 21, 2007
o Improved stability and compatibility with Mac OS X Version 10.5 (Leopard)
o Crash Reporter now works under Leopard.
o Improvements to the sign in process when behind a firewall.
o Couple of crash bugs fixed.
* 3.0 beta 3 (build 98855) - March 25, 2008
* 3.0 beta 3 (build 126432) - August 28, 2008
* 3.0 Beta 4 (build 156957) - February 10, 2009
o File transfer,
o Display images,
o voice,
o chat rooms,
o stealth settings
o webcam.
o Added clearer messaging when receiving anonymous messages from your Pingbox
o Added a preference to separately enable/disable archiving for chat room conversations.
o When you report an IM as spam, it also adds the sender to your ignore list
o Cancel automatic sign in when you’re launching Yahoo! Messenger for Mac
o Various performance and memory bug fixes
o Added a new message style called “Kobi lite”.

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Download Yahoo! Messenger For Mac OS X