Because of the forced upgrade of MSN Messenger, 3rd party clients like Trillian might come into trouble after October 15th. But, it is believed that as long as these third party clients are using at least MSNP8 there should be little trouble.
According to Microsoft spokesman Sean Sundwall, “Security issues that could be posed (on older versions) require us to force an upgrade.” He declined to detail the security issue, saying disclosure would “put customers at undue risk”.
Sundwall said the company is opening doors to discuss contractual agreements with third-party integrators, but he would not give definitive assurances that Trillian users will be able to access their MSN contacts after the deadline.
“We certainly would urge third parties who want to continue (hosting the MSN software) to contact us before Oct. 15 when they will no longer be able to access the network,” Sundwall said.
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