Giving out eMail's

[F32]

It may well be that management are discussing this as we speak . Just because you receive no reply, it does not mean your idea is not being contemplated. However it may well be that it's been immediately dismissed

For no good reason...

[ReviewDude]

To Liam! and Xeoro:

But your MSN address is, by default, also an email address. And with emails you don't choose whether or not to accept the message. Sure you can probably deny the sender, but what's to stop them using another email address?

And in my experience, Hotmail's spam filter is less than adequate.

Flicker:

Indeed you could do that, but the point is we don't want someone being hounded by adult material (stupid filter :p), potentially abusive emails. Plus, users could sign up those emails for spam just to annoy them

Biogeneric:

au fait - being up to particular standard or level especially in being up to date in knowledge; "kept abreast of the latest developments"; "constant revision keeps the book au courant"; "always au fait on the latest events"; "up on the news"

[Uwe]

Use the PM System?

[F32]

Use the PM System?

Let's have a conversation on the PM system...

[Uwe]

no, I mean send your e-mails via the PM system if you must ;l

[F32]

no, I mean send your e-mails via the PM system if you must ;l

In all fairness; it's not the email address for emailing - I mean for IM'ing.

[ReviewDude]

Then you send them your IM address/username and we're all happy And also, it's easy to have a conversation on the PMs...

[F32]

Then you send them your IM address/username and we're all happy And also, it's easy to have a conversation on the PMs...

Missing the point...

[ReviewDude]

So the point is in principal? I suppose if someone wanted to give out they're email they're in that right. But it'd be too easy for them to give out someone else's, pretending it's their own.

And to anticipate your next question, yes this could also happen with myspace, but the user in question can always deny these randomers who appear all of a sudden

The main difference is basically that one is an email account, one you have to 'accept' everyone new.

[F32]

You can choose to not receive emails from a certain email address...