Even so, I run a programming firm and I know such companies as BlueMountain
and such become affiliated somehow. If it is a topic of licensing I'ld still
be interested.

"Jonathan Kay [MVP]" wrote:

> Greetings,
>
> It's not going to happen. There is documentation around that people have assembled on how
> they work but you cannot use them in Messenger unless they are digitally signed.
>
> Winks are considered a revenue stream for Messenger at the moment, so...
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> "Durandel Kunzik" <Durandel Kunzik@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:EBF8B286-10CA-414C-A3DC-BEAE3B50944D@microsoft.com...
> > Not that it's terribly important but I have the same question. They're made
> > with Macromedia's Flash movie but I can't seem to understand the integration
> > of them. Microsoft, please release a tool that converts Flash to Wink,
> > Dynamic Background or character. who knows, if they get interactive - after
> > studio 8 is out - we may have what V-Chat shoulda been. :P
> >
> > -Stealth Paladin
> >
> > "Anson" wrote:
> >
> >> I would like to create some custom winks, is there any resources that can
> >> help?
> >> Such as how to install it into MSN Messenger, and what is the format for the
> >> winks file etc.
> >>
> >> Thanks.
>
>
>