Re: Invisible Sign In

From: Jonathan Kay [MVP] (msnewsreplies_at_jonathankay.com)
Date: 11/27/04 

Date: Fri, 26 Nov 2004 23:03:34 -0500

Greetings Klunk,

If you're asking if you can be invisible (that is, Appear Offline) and still have
conversations with people the answer is no.

If you're asking if you can login as invisible (Appear Offline), you can't in the current
version (a recent leak of the next version of MSN Messenger actually showed this
functionality). For now, you can find third-party patches and tools which will allow you to
login as offline, you can find these on http://www.mess.be, look in their download section
(more specifically the 'MSN Messenger Addons, Bots, Tools & Tweaks ' section) for
'JnrzLoader', 'Nega Patch' and others. Keep in mind that these are unsupported and may cause
some odd behavior.

Also, the next version of MSN Messenger (7.0) will add the ability to sign in as whatever
status (including Offline).
____________________________________________
Jonathan Kay
Microsoft MVP - Windows Messenger/MSN Messenger
Associate Expert
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"KLUNK'" <db62@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote in message
news:NeNpd.27695$F7.19551@fe1.news.blueyonder.co.uk...
> Can anyone please let me know if its possible to sign in on messenger in
> invisible mode.....
>
> I have a few contacts but sometimes only want to speak to a specific person,
> but my system signs in, this lets them all know im online, everyone says
> hello and then they take the huff cos i dont want to speak to them.....
>
> Thanks
>
> KLUNK'
>
>
>
>

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