Connecting to multiple accounts

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Connecting to multiple accounts is having 2 or more accounts of the same protocol running in a single instance of Miranda. There are 3 methods available depending on the version of Miranda you are running.

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Miranda 0.7.x and earlier

These versions support the DLL Copy method, where a copy of the protocol plugin is made for every additional account you want to connect to.

DLL Clone Example

You have 2 Yahoo! Messenger accounts, account1 and account2, and want to connect to both of them.

  1. Shutdown Miranda if it's running
  2. Open Windows Explorer and navigate to your Miranda installation
  3. Open the Plugins folder.
  4. Make a copy of Yahoo.dll named Yahoo2.dll in the Plugins folder

Optionally, you can rename each copy of the original Yahoo.dll file with a more meaningful name such as Yahoo_account1.dll and Yahoo_account2.dll

Miranda 0.7.6 and later (but NOT 0.8.x)

Users of these versions can use the DLL Copy method outlined above, or install the Multiple Accounts Support plugin.

Miranda 0.8.x and later

These versions introduce native multiple account support. All core protocols support the new API except Yahoo (As of 10 September 2008).

  1. Open the Account Manager - Main Menu->Accounts
  2. Click + to add a new account
  3. Give the account a name and select a protocol. Press OK
  4. Click the newly created account from the list and enter your account details

Troubleshooting

  • If menu items or status bar icons are missing or corrupt, navigate to Options->Customize->Protocols and click Reset.
  • If you can't see your old accounts in Miranda 0.8.x, create new accounts with the Account Manager and set their internal names according to your old accounts. The name is case sensitive.
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