Wasn't the feature to show the contact changes details in the info area, and at all, the whole Plus! support for the info area, added just in 4.50?
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Originally posted by Messenger Plus! Live 4.50.310 (09/12/2007) Changelog
Added a new "Display event notifications in information area" feature. Enabled by default, this feature notifies you of your contact events in the chat window themselves, in the area where "user is typing" is generally displayed. This is mostly visible if you're using Messenger 8.5.
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