msn-pecan is an improved MSN plug-in for Pidgin.

It's easy to setup, just follow this.

Compared to Pidgin's official MSN plug-in:

• Faster log-in
• Fewer connection issues
• Experimental direct connection support (fast file transfers)
• Server-side storage for display names (private alias)
• Support for handwritten messages (read-only)
• Support for voice clips (receive-only)
• Support for Plus! sounds (receive-only)
• Option to hide Plus! tags

Other features:

• Support for personal status messages
• Support for offline messaging (read-only)
• Send custom emoticons (Pidgin >= 2.5)