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lenica6@hotmail.com - 28 Oct 2006 10:30 GMT

Hi I am new to msn and would like to know when i set my status as
'Appear Offline'.....do my contacts know when i sign into msn or does
the status 'appear offline' stop that process...i know this sounds a
bit confusing but i dont always want certain people to know that i am
online....but don't wish to block them in total

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Michel Bintener - 28 Oct 2006 11:47 GMT

When Messenger is set to "appear offline", then that's exactly what your
contacts will see. In other words, you will be invisible to them until you
decide to choose a different status, and they will not notice when you sign
in. However, they will notice when you sign in as "available" and then
immediately switch to "appear offline".

On 28/10/06 11:30, in article
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> Hi I am new to msn and would like to know when i set my status as
> 'Appear Offline'.....do my contacts know when i sign into msn or does
> the status 'appear offline' stop that process...i know this sounds a
> bit confusing but i dont always want certain people to know that i am
> online....but don't wish to block them in total

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Mickey Stevens - 28 Oct 2006 15:47 GMT

Note that you do have the option to sign in with the "Appear offline"
status. If Messenger begins signing in when you launch it, press Command-.
(period) to stop signing in. then, go to Network > Sign In, and set your
status to "Appear Offline" before clicking "Sign in". That way, you'll
appear offline immediately.

On 10/28/06 5:47 AM, in article C16901FE.1BCBF%m.bintener@NOSPAMmvps.org,

> When Messenger is set to "appear offline", then that's exactly what your
> contacts will see. In other words, you will be invisible to them until you
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>> bit confusing but i dont always want certain people to know that i am
>> online....but don't wish to block them in total

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lenica6@hotmail.com - 29 Oct 2006 18:36 GMT

From: lenica6@hotmail.com
To: "lenica6@hotmail.com" <leni...@hotmail.com>
Subject: Re: being seen on messenger
Date: Sun, 29 Oct 2006 09:34:04 -0800

Hi could you help me out again......if i send a message to someone
online and they dont answer say....because they are asleep and left
comp on or not sitting at the computer at that time....can they read my
message i sent them or does
it go away at some stage....I ask this because at times the ppl say
they have not got the message if they are not there at the time......i
hope I am making myself clear enough.....many thanks if you can help.

> When Messenger is set to "appear offline", then that's exactly what your
> contacts will see. In other words, you will be invisible to them until you
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> ***Always reply to the newsgroup.***

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Michel Bintener - 29 Oct 2006 19:48 GMT

Hi,

if you send them a message and their status is set to "online", then yes,
they will be able to see your message, as it should still be on their
computer screen when they get back. As far as I know, it does not simply go
away.

Things get more complicated if your correspondents have set their status to
"appear offline" or "offline"; in that case, you may not even be able to
send them messages, even though the newer versions of Messenger on Windows
allow you to do that.

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> To: "lenica6@hotmail.com" <leni...@hotmail.com>
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