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What are all these different contact lists: forward, reverse, allow and block?

First of all, all lists are stored on the MSN servers and not on your computer (unlike ICQ). That way you can access your contact list from any place. Now, there are four different sorts of lists in MSN Messenger:

#1. The Forward List
This list is better known as your Contact list. You can add a maximum 150 different email addresses and displays the status and status changes of each one of them in real-time, except if they have added you to their Block list (see below).

Location: Just switch to your main MSN Messenger window.


#2. The Reverse List

An uneditable list maintained by the server containing all the people who've added you to their Contact list.

Location: Choose Options > Privacy (tab) and then click the View button behind "See who added you to their contact list".


#3. Allow List
The list of people who can always see your online status and get in contact with you, even if you haven't manually added them to your Contact list.

Location: Choose Options > Privacy (tab). It's the one on the left.


#4. Block List
The list of people you blocked from seeing your online status* and sending you messages.

Location: Choose Options > Privacy (tab). It's the one on the right.

* = unless they use our blockchecker workaround.



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Opperator <opperator812@hotmail.com>
November 29, 2003 at 12:23am

Wat zijn al die verschilldende contactpersonen lijsten: forwart, reverse, allow en block
Ten eerste, alle lijsten worden opgeslagen op de MSN servers en niet op je computer (zoals bij ICQ). Op die manier kan je vanaf waar je maar wilt je contactlijst benaderen. Er zijn vier verschillende lijsten in MSN Messenger:

#1. De Forward-lijst
Deze lijst is beter bekent als je Contactpersonen Lijst. Je kan maximaal 150 verschillende emailadressen aan deze lijst toevoegen en hun statussen van elke krijgen, tenzij ze je aan hun blocklist hebben toegevoegt. (Lijst #4)
>>> Locatie: Het hoofdscherm van MSN Messenger.

#2. De Reverse-Lijst
Een niet-veranderbare lijst, die bijgehouden word door de server, waarin iedereen staat die jou heeft toegevoegd aan hun Forward-Lijst.
>>> Locatie: Ga naar opties Options > Privacy (tab) en klik dan op de knop "Bekijken wie jou heeft toegevoegd hun contactlijst" (of iets wat er op lijkt).

#3. Allow-lijst
De lijst met personen die jouw status altijd kunnen zien en contact met je kunnen maken, zelfs als je ze niet aan je Forwart-lijst hebt toegevoegd
>>> Locatie: Ga naar Options > Privacy (tab). (De linker)

#4. Block List
De lijst met gebruikers die niet toegestaan zijn om je status* te zien, of om contact met je te maken.
>>> Locatie: Ga naar Options > Privacy (tab). (De rechter)

* = Tenzij ze een blockcheker gerbuikeren.

ORACLE
December 2, 2003 at 9:18pm
Well i read that the msn lists are stored on their servers but what i wanna know is can i clear the lists from my msn i mean when i delete a contact it will stay on my list in the tab so how i can detele it also from the provicy Tab ..
Thank you so much
Monnie :)
December 10, 2003 at 4:28am

Thanks!!!
Hey guys, your site is so awesome and so helpful! I was so excited when i learned that i could change my name to nothing, and fool your friends by writing (blocked ) in your name. I also really liked how you could copy and paste stuff and just press ctrl + v and then there it is. But the thing I BY FAR liked the most was the automatic nickname maker!I got the cutest name! °º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤º°`°º¤ø,(%)FrUiTy MoNkEy (%)°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤º°`°º¤ø,



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