RebelSean, I will cry now because I can't express myself. If only you knew Turkish and I had a chance to explain it better.
You said you were using messenger for 7 years but believe me you are still wrong on something. I am testing my statements again and again and each result seems to be supporting me.
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Originally posted by RebelSean
Your display name is stored on the server, every_time_you_update_it.
This is correct, but your contacts' display names aren't stored at the folder (or whatever it is) dedicated to your account at the server. They are stored locally. Of course, when they update it, their dedicated folders at the server are updated with the new name too but you have no chance to retrieve those names from there. You can retrieve display names for only online contacts and your wlm can't store that new name on your folder at the server, they will be saved locally in your computer.
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Originally posted by RebelSean
Deleting your contact cache doesn't affect your contacts display pictures; those are stored in a temp folder.
Are you sure of this? Try deleting your cache and see how all display pictures disappear from contacts. Ermm, you are right and I am wrong on this really
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Originally posted by RebelSean
When you login, if your contact has updates to his/her display name and/or personal message, it is downloaded from the servers. Same goes with your contacts display picture.
Yes, this happens only for your online contacts. For your offline contacts, you won't see any change until they come online. (I think rem17's problem is this, she saw the old names only for her offline contacts in her list, I don't think she has any problem with her online contacts)
rem17, can you untick the option about caching, and then try these. However note that,you have no chance to get the display names which you see lastly because they have been permanently lost. You will see old names for your offline contacts and when they come online, their new names will be stored in your cache again and unless you delete the cache, you will see the last display names for them even when they are offline in your contact list.
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