Hi all.
I've searched FAQs, and searched this forum, finding heaps of BASIC queries about View Contacts By, but mine is different! (sorry if I've missed a post.. BBB is taking around 30sec to load each page, on my dialup speed, and I haven't got all day).
Are there ONLY the 2 options available ?
This is #1 of my 50 item "MSN Bugbears" list - it is the ONLY IM prog I know where *I* cannot control how *I* see friends' names. (Well, AIM is not perfect, but there's a workaround for that).
It seems that EITHER I choose email address, which of course means nothing to me for most of my friends.... OR I choose Display Name - but gee, maybe I have some JERKS on my list, but many or most are unrecognisable to me!
e.g. I have a friend Jenny. I also know her as Foxy_Lady some places. But for some reason she may choose display name on MSN today to be "
May God Bless My New Job!" (WITH perhaps assorted hearts, rainbows, gumboots, and I dunno WHAT all silly smilies!) And that's all *I* see.
I have a LOT of people on all my IM lists... but with YM, ICQ, PalTalk, etc at least *I* can override whatever THEY choose to use, so I could ensure that (e.g.) this friend always shows TO ME as "
Jenny/Foxy-AZ,USA".
Have I missed something here ? Do I malign MSN unjustly ?