Re: Can I be identified by a screenname rather than my email addre



Greetings,

It's never going to happen. Otherwise, I could search for "john" and simply harvest
everyone's e-mail address the results come up as.

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"operaflute" <operaflute@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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sheesh you oughtta be able to do this - I've just been trying to figure out
the same thing...
Windows Messenger help even refers to something called a "sign-in name" but
doesn't tell you how to create one!

"Jonathan Kay [MVP]" wrote:

Greetings Lou,

I'm afraid not, anyone you contact will obtain your Passport e-mail address.
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Microsoft MVP - Windows Messenger/MSN Messenger
Associate Expert
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
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"Lou Messina" <LouMessina(at)gmail(dot)com> wrote in message
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My email address is linked to a profile screenname in MSN. Currently I have
people locating me by my email address to communicate in Windows Messenger.

Can I have them locate me by either the screenname that is linked to my
email address in MSN, or by the name which i've opted to be displayed in
Windows Messenger, without revealing my email address?

Lou Messina
LouMessina(at)gmail(dot)com
East Coast Muscle
http://EastCoastMuscle.com





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