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invisible mode by da_lot on 07-12-2006 at 01:48 PM
Hi, just wondering... is there any way to see people who are on "invisible mode" ... thanks
RE: invisible mode by Felu on 07-12-2006 at 01:58 PM
No its not possible. The MSN Protocol doesnt allow it. 
Please use the search function. Its useful 
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RE: invisible mode by qgroessl on 07-12-2006 at 02:05 PM
And try and use a bit of common sense ... What would the point of invisible mode be, if people could see you were online anyways? 
RE: invisible mode by da_lot on 07-13-2006 at 03:26 AM
but not like "appear offline"... u know how people are actually online but somehow they look as if they're offline and can still talk to u, thats what i meant by invisible mode. Is it possible to see if they're online?
RE: invisible mode by L. Coyote on 07-13-2006 at 03:32 AM
"Appear Online" in WLM does allow you to chat to contacts (can't remember if this is the case for MSNM7/7.5).
Some patches and add-ons allow you to talk to blocked contacts, as well.
But there's no way to detect this.
RE: invisible mode by Weyzza on 07-13-2006 at 04:00 AM
Some clarifications:
1. Users who are still using MSN Messenger 7 or below cannot chat to contacts while appearing offline.
2. da_lot:
quote:You cannot see they're online, but you might guess whether they are online or aren't. If they initiate a conversation or you are having a conversation with them while they look offline, that means they are actually online.
Originally posted by da_lot
but not like "appear offline"... u know how people are actually online but somehow they look as if they're offline and can still talk to u, thats what i meant by invisible mode. Is it possible to see if they're online?
As Leo said, it's not possible that detect that, that's why it's called "invisible."
If you manage to see them online, that would defeat the purpose of being invisible.
Hope this will clear some things up
RE: invisible mode by Nagamasa on 07-13-2006 at 05:45 AM
1. Invisible mode is called Appearing Offline in the Microsoft world.
2. Dunno why, but 7.5 users can chat with 8.0 Appearing Offliners. It worked for me when I beta tested 8.0.
An example of how you cant see if some is Invisble/ Appearing Offline:
In cartoons (and Harry Potter), when an invisble character picks up an object, usually the object does not go invisible. In the WLM case, the character is you and the object is your message.
RE: invisible mode by AberNStein on 07-14-2006 at 03:11 AM
quote:it's because in 8.0 offline users can recieve messages.
Originally posted by NagamasaAzai
2. Dunno why, but 7.5 users can chat with 8.0 Appearing Offliners. It worked for me when I beta tested 8.0.
in fact, two wlm users can have a conversation whilst both appearing offline.
RE: RE: invisible mode by Nagamasa on 07-14-2006 at 03:21 AM
quote:
Originally posted by AberNStein
quote:it's because in 8.0 offline users can recieve messages.
Originally posted by NagamasaAzai
2. Dunno why, but 7.5 users can chat with 8.0 Appearing Offliners. It worked for me when I beta tested 8.0.
What I meant was that 7.5 shouldn't be able to talk to people that are offline (which includes Appearing Offline) as the feature is not available.
RE: invisible mode by cloudhunter on 07-16-2006 at 01:50 AM
It's to do with the Session opening and closing. If you left it for too long without replying, they would lose the ability to talk to you. They didn't have the ability to message someone who was really offline though.
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