MSN 8.0 Feature Spotlight: Offline Instant Messages (OIMs)
Tuesday, April 04, 2006 (22:41:51)

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One of the coolest new features in MSN Messenger is one that has been requested for many years: Offline Messages!

Offline IMs allow you to leave your offline contacts messages which they will receive the next time they sign into MSN Messenger. Use of Windows Live Messenger 8.0 can now leave offline messages for their contacts. Click Here to read more about Offline Messages!



While Yahoo Messenger has offered this functionality for quite some time, this feature has been requested for MSN Messenger for many years, but has finally been implemented in Messenger 8.0!

Users of MSN Messenger 8.0 can leave offline messages for their contacts, users of MSN Messenger 7 and Messenger 8 can receive Offline Messages.

Other Notes:
  • You can send an Offline Message to a contact even when you are appearing offline yourself!
  • To choose if your Offline Messages are automatically displayed when you sign-in, go to Tools -> Options -> Messages


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Original article: MSN 8.0 Feature Spotlight: Offline Instant Messages (OIMs)