Setup bonjour message

Yes it seems that in Apple's ultimate wisdom 😠 they have removed Bonjour from Messages. No explanation given as to why either. This is something we heavily relied on at work and now i'm scrambling looking for an option to send files in-house quickly. Terrible decision.

Hi,

Of course you can use the iMessages account but that does mean they are going Off site and back again where as Bonjour did not.

I am toying with the idea that Bonjour needs some sort of turning On as it did in a Previous OS (I am talking quite a while ago now)

Can't see anything on a quick check.

8:52 pm Tuesday; September 26, 2017

Hi,

You can tell them Feedback - Messages - Apple

There will not be a response.

There were 2 version called 8

The Version drop down in never up to date.

9:32 pm Thursday; October 12, 2017

Hi,

Tell them here Feedback - Messages - Apple

The page is miles out of date but is dedicated to Messages.

8:43 pm Friday; November 17, 2017

Hi,

This:-

Is still there in Sierra and High Sierra but does not tell you what it refers to.

It is Linked to the Buddy List (s) you have (NOT iMessages)

In Sierra you can Have AIM Accounts but they are not Active.

In High Sierra you can only Add Google or other Jabber accounts like the picture above.

There is no Bonjour Buddy List in High Sierra.

This picture show two AIM valid Buddy Lists plus the Accounts pane of the Preferences.

in fact if the other accounts (non iMessages are Off as in this Sierra Picture) then the Status Item does not appear in the Messages App Menu:-

I hope this helps.

7:44 pm Tuesday; January 2, 2018

Worts Decision ever from Apple to remove Bonjour, more if you have a school or workplaces with a lot of iMacs, Now I need to find a solution for clients if they don't want to use Adium and don't want employees using there Apple's ID's

Yes this was a terrible decision by Apple. Add fecal emojis and scrap bonjour that enabled businesses to locally communicate over a network. Businesses rely on messages for employees to communicate especially in the medical and dental field. Come on Apple!!! Wake up! You are abandoning your loyal customers by removing features like this. High Sierra is just not good. It’s like Snow Leopard 2.0

I have the same problem. We need iMessage inside company but after update we cant use it:(

Thanks

The Status menu is still in the dock.