SSW Microsoft MSN Messenger Suggestions

"Block Group" feature

We would really appreciate a "Block Group" feature.

Figure: Current pop-up menu in Messenger; will include 'Block Group'

Additional Columns

It would be handy to have additional columns beside each contact. For example, a City column could show which city a person was in and a Time column could display the current time for that city.

Figure: MSN Messenger; multiple columns would be nice

Size Of Images In MSN Messenger - * Fixed by Microsoft in Windows Live Messenger *

When I am having an MSN Messenger conversation with someone, the two images on the right of the text field appear to be different sizes. The effect is apparently reversed for the other member/s of the conversation.

The images will appear as the same size.

Figure: The images appear to be different sizes

Working Offline

When I do not have a connection to the web, I would like to still be able to see my contacts and, and to send them email. Please add an option under the file menu: File Work Offline (just like IE)

Figure: I would like to be able to work offline

Out To Dinner

There will be the option of having your status set as 'Out To Dinner'

Figure: There will be an 'Out To Dinner' consistent with 'Out To Lunch'

Support animated GIF's

The display picture will also be able to support animated GIF's as well as static ones that MSN currently have.

Figure: MSN will allow animated images as well

Paste and send screenshots - * Fixed by Microsoft in Windows Live Messenger *

It would be extremely useful if you could copy and paste images from the clipboard into an MSN message window. Every day we need to send little screen captures to colleagues to show what we're talking about, and currently we have to take the screenshot, save it as an image and send it as a file - very tedious.

Store display pictures on MSN's server

Currently, we have the hassle of storing and uploading display pictures on each different computer we use for MSN Messenger. To eliminate this inconvenience, MSN will offer to have display pictures stored on their server, so that the picture is accessible anywhere and at anytime. This way, rather than getting it from the local machine so that everytime a person logs onto MSN in a different location, their display picture automatically displays.

Figure: Display pictures will be stored on the MSN server so they are accessible from anywhere

Add "Email selected text" option

Currently, we can send an email by choose the user and select the "Send other --> Email".

Figure: Send email by select the "Send other --> Email"

It would be extremely useful if you could just copy the conversation history from an MSN message window and select "Email selected text".

Figure: Send email by select the "Email selected text"

Inform the user when not enough bandwidth to use it

When you try and use Live Messenger over GPRS (a slow mobile phone connection) it signs in, then out, silently.... and continually.

Then you get messages like:

To be clear, it is OK that it doesnt work, it is not OK that it doesnt tell the user something like:

Wish Live Messenger was a smart client

I want to see the chat history for a contact.

Wish Messenger worked offline

PS: Other IM clients eg. Miranda work offline

Figure: MSN will allow work offline

Turn off "Show Windows Live Today" by default please

Suggest turn the "Show Windows Live Today" off by default:

Figure: Turn off "Show Windows Live Today" by default please

Add a "Automatically receive attachments under 1 MB" (so you don't have to click confirm)

Need a "Automatically receive attachments under 1 MB" (so you don't have to click confirm) on below option form:

Figure: Add a "Automatically receive attachments under 1 MB" on this form