Feature suggestions sent to MSN

[FrutZle]

Earlier tonight I was a bit bored and decided to email MSN to request some additional features be added to the next version. I just received a reply that they hadn't gotten my entire message (it was a bit long) and if I'd reply with the entire message, they'd "forward [my] requests to the Production Team for evaluation"

Here are the features I requested:

• custom status - Messenger Plus! has such a feature, but it merely changes your screen name, not really the status
• auto-replies when your status is set to away/busy/brb/on the phone/out to lunch/custom status - again, Messenger Plus! has this feature, and it works great with multiple auto-replies and time between each auto-reply
• Save last status and Appear Offline when you log in - speaks for itself, but I think it would be really nice if you could set the option to "save last status" in the Tools > Options so if you keep your computer on, get thrown off of the service and it auto-reconnects, you don't get tons of messages all of a sudden because you're online again while you're still in the bathroom (just an example). The "Appear offline on login" feature could be a checkbox below the login button which then overrides the last saved status
• automatic chat log archiving - set after how many days the chat logs get archived. The archives will then be put in a new folder with the name of the date on which the archives were created (if this gets implemented I hope they'll put the folder name in YYYY-MM-DD format for easier sorting or allow the date format to be customized)
• Offline message sending - Allow people to send messages when you're not online. Yahoo has this feature (and maybe other IMs too), and there's even a paid service nowadays that does this for MSN Messenger, which shows it is a much wanted feature

I probably forgot something, but these are the things I could think of at the time. I hope more people use the contact form on http://messenger.msn.com/Help/ContactUs.aspx to request features. Maybe that way they'll realize what the users want instead of what the developers think the users want

[FrutZle]

I just got a reply from MSN in regards to the suggestions I emailed:

quote:Hello,

Thank you for writing to MSN Messenger Service.

This is Johnny and I appreciate your suggestions. I think these are good ideas and will greatly improve our service. I’m including these in the list of feature request so that the Production Team can evaluate this for the next release.

For additional online help, please go to: http://messenger.msn.com/Help/

Sincerely,

Johnny
MSN Messenger Support

Now just wait and see if something actually gets done with this

[id09]

Thanx FrutZle for the link you provided. Even I send same requests. Hope it will make them realise what all the users want.

[FrutZle]

Thanks id09
Maybe if everyone here sends in feature requests, they'll start working on adding these (and other?) features sooner and we won't have to install all those add-ons to get them anymore.

[id09]

yehh! i hope and i do want every one who reads this article, send arequest to Microsoft

[id09]

Hello,

Thank you for writing to MSN Messenger service.

We appreciate your suggestions and feedback. I think the features like Offline
message, Invisible login, Custom status and others are a good idea and will
greatly improve our service. I’m including this in the list of feature request
so that the Production Team can evaluate this for the next release.

For additional online help, please go to:
http://messenger.msn.com/Help/

Sincerely,

Reiden
MSN Messenger Support
i got this reply

[FrutZle]

Looks like they reply with a standard email. Still, at least they say they're going to do something with the suggestions

[booty2003]

i love your sugestoin to add these feature especialy the offline message so i sent all my sugestoin to them i hoppe lot peep will do it that way we may have chance to get it

[booty2003]

well i got my response from msn this

Hello,


Thank you for writing to MSN Messenger Service.

We thank you for your suggestions and feedback. I think this is a good idea and
will greatly improve our service. I’m including this in the list of feature
request so that the Production Team can evaluate this for the next release.


Sincerely,

Leigh
MSN Messenger Support

[detn8r]

what was your suggestion?

Im thinking if you tell them to add directions to rob a licqor store in my grandpa's old ford pick up, they would say that its a good idea, and would improve the software.

to me it looks like a black hole, with random names.