MSN Messenger Protocol

Want to make teh switch from PC to mac in the new year, but being a PC user, I have lots of contacts using MSN Messenger. Can i connect to this protocol through iChat? If i sign up for a .Mac/AIM account can i chat and use webcams to MSN Messenger contacts through iChat, or do I have to download MSN Messenger for Mac and loose webcam functionality??
Thanks for any help!

Hi
Though iChat/Jabber see http://allforces.com/?p=17&akst_action=share-this text only.
Also see Mercury http://www.mercury.to/
Or aMSN http://amsn.sourceforge.net/
Both do video but no audio.
Tony

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