new msn contact?

msa · Post by **msa** » Mon Feb 28, 2005 7:52 pm

I imagine there is a simple answer to this: I can't create a new contact for msn. All I see in the drop down is aim, .mac, and icq.

What am I doing wrong?

Michael

Tipo 61 · Post by **Tipo 61** » Mon Feb 28, 2005 8:09 pm

This is probably a stupid question, but do you have an MSN account registeren in Adium? It wont let you put a contact in there if you dont have an account registered for that service

msa · Post by **msa** » Mon Feb 28, 2005 8:14 pm

oh duh!

nope. and that's it.

Thanks.

–ms

Newtylicious · Post by **Newtylicious** » Mon Feb 28, 2005 8:16 pm

Are you signed on to an msn account? That could very well be the problem, if that's true, then the MSN should be greyed out in the dropdown menu.[/img]

msa · Post by **msa** » Mon Feb 28, 2005 8:22 pm

I'm trying to get an account- they sure don't make it easy [compare aim]. Now waiting for the confirmation.

But I don't see it grey, don't see it at all. After I get the account, I'll see what's what.

Thanks to all!

Michael

Tipo 61 · Post by **Tipo 61** » Mon Feb 28, 2005 8:30 pm

glad we could help, after your account is registered and all that, it should work fine

amdxp · Post by **amdxp** » Tue Mar 01, 2005 11:15 pm

i cant seem to be able to add my contacts. i've however connected to msn. pelase help.

amdxp · Post by **amdxp** » Tue Mar 01, 2005 11:19 pm

i cant seem to be able to add my contacts. i've however connected to msn. pelase help.

msa · Post by **msa** » Tue Mar 01, 2005 11:43 pm

Still won't work...

It took this long to get passport to send me the registration email. But now the account is active.

So. I went back to Adium, and went to Contact>Add Contact, but I still see only ICQ and AOL. Sheesh. I am doing some thing wrong:-)

Any more ideas you guys?

Michael

[I just realized that I used the same address for both iChat/AIM and messenger; I don't suppose this would be a problem?]

Tipo 61 · Post by **Tipo 61** » Tue Mar 01, 2005 11:48 pm

Is it a .Mac account? That might present a problem, but I don't know too much about MSN, so I am not too sure. Any MSN guru's out there?

amdxp · Post by **amdxp** » Tue Mar 01, 2005 11:52 pm

no its a msn account. wheni logon to my msn client i can see the contacts as offline but not in the adium though.

Tipo 61 · Post by **Tipo 61** » Tue Mar 01, 2005 11:54 pm

I was talking to msa about the .Mac thing

, but if you have the option "Hide Offline Contacts" in the "View" menu checked, Adium will hide the offline contacts, which could be why you can't see them in Adium.

amdxp · Post by **amdxp** » Wed Mar 02, 2005 12:49 pm

i'm so bloody stupid. this is why they call ppl like me new babies! who the world knew there was a hide offline contacts option?

thanks heaps!

Tipo 61 · Post by **Tipo 61** » Wed Mar 02, 2005 1:19 pm

No Problem