MSN messenger compatibility on Mac

Ive had my macbook for a couple of months now and have been trying to use MSN messenger on it since. Installed MSN messenger as well as Adium. Through both of them, I can see all my friends and they can see me but none of the messages I send go through. The message I always get is "<the message I sent> could not be sent", a couple of minutes after I sent it, or "Message could not be sent as connection timed out". Any suggestions?

I guess I stand corrected, but I never heard of the United States being offered this capability for free just yet.
http://www.neowin.net/news/main/09/01/15/microsoft-rolls-out-windows-live-hotmai l-update

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