Oops.
msn messenger plus live 3.6
I must have looked at the 'messenger plus live' bit
Well here's the answer...
quote:
to get your name bold use ·#
to get your name italic use ·&
to get your name underlined use ·@
to get your name striked out use ·'
Source
But it's still much easier to do it the way it says in the tutorial.