"Sign-in name"

[operaflute]

Windows Messenger help refers to a "sign-in name" but does not explain how to
create one. I don't want people to need/have my email address to IM me, but
it seems the only way to sign into Windows Messenger is via an email address,
and no way to create a separate screen name or "sign-in name" to sign in and
that that people would use to contact you.
This seems crazy. Is it true? I MUST be missing something...

[Jonathan Kay [MVP]]

Greetings,

You are not missing anything. The only names in Messenger are your Passport e-mail address
and your display name.

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Jonathan Kay
Microsoft MVP - Windows Live Messenger/MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger
Associate Expert
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com
All posts unless otherwise specified are (c) 2006 Jonathan Kay.
You *must* contact me for redistribution rights.
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"operaflute" > wrote in message
...
> Windows Messenger help refers to a "sign-in name" but does not explain how to
> create one. I don't want people to need/have my email address to IM me, but
> it seems the only way to sign into Windows Messenger is via an email address,
> and no way to create a separate screen name or "sign-in name" to sign in and
> that that people would use to contact you.
> This seems crazy. Is it true? I MUST be missing something...

[Fear-Otaku]

you dont have to create an email, im guessing you already have one and you
can use that as your passport, but yes you need an email to make a passport
account and therefore sign into windows/msn messenger
"Jonathan Kay [MVP]" > wrote in message
...
> Greetings,
>
> You are not missing anything. The only names in Messenger are your
> Passport e-mail address and your display name.
>
> --
> Jonathan Kay
> Microsoft MVP - Windows Live Messenger/MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger
> Associate Expert
> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
> Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com
> All posts unless otherwise specified are (c) 2006 Jonathan Kay.
> You *must* contact me for redistribution rights.
> --
>
> "operaflute" > wrote in message
> ...
>> Windows Messenger help refers to a "sign-in name" but does not explain
>> how to
>> create one. I don't want people to need/have my email address to IM me,
>> but
>> it seems the only way to sign into Windows Messenger is via an email
>> address,
>> and no way to create a separate screen name or "sign-in name" to sign in
>> and
>> that that people would use to contact you.
>> This seems crazy. Is it true? I MUST be missing something...
>
>