Multiple email addresses - One Live profile

There is something that has plagued me for some time. With Outlook, there is
the ability for people to see directly in the message if I am online or not.
But this is based purely off the email address of the email message.
Therefore, I need to have a a messenger account that is linked with my
business email.

Then, since I also write personal email, I also need to have a messenger
account linked with my personal email address.

What I would really like is to have a single Live account. I would then be
able to 'link' my personal email address, my business email address, and any
other addresses that I feel like to this single Live account. I would then
be able to leverage the benefits of Live completely with a single instance
of Favorites, a single Space, and everything else.

Currently, I run multiple instances of Messenger so that each email address
can appear online.

Does anyone know if Live can support what I am trying to accomplish? Or is
there some other method of setting up all of this to give me the
functionality of what I am looking for?

Greetings Richard,

Been suggested for ages, and the only workaround is what you're doing I'm afraid.

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"Richard Perry" <> wrote in message
news:E8894458-0B7C-429F-8005-...
> There is something that has plagued me for some time. With Outlook, there is
> the ability for people to see directly in the message if I am online or not.
> But this is based purely off the email address of the email message.
> Therefore, I need to have a a messenger account that is linked with my
> business email.
>
> Then, since I also write personal email, I also need to have a messenger
> account linked with my personal email address.
>
> What I would really like is to have a single Live account. I would then be
> able to 'link' my personal email address, my business email address, and any
> other addresses that I feel like to this single Live account. I would then
> be able to leverage the benefits of Live completely with a single instance
> of Favorites, a single Space, and everything else.
>
> Currently, I run multiple instances of Messenger so that each email address
> can appear online.
>
> Does anyone know if Live can support what I am trying to accomplish? Or is
> there some other method of setting up all of this to give me the
> functionality of what I am looking for?

It is possible with Windows Live Mail Desktop. It's a program.
But it's still in the beta and you need to be invited.
If you want an invitation mail me.

"Richard Perry" <> wrote in message
news:E8894458-0B7C-429F-8005-...
> There is something that has plagued me for some time. With Outlook, there
> is
> the ability for people to see directly in the message if I am online or
> not.
> But this is based purely off the email address of the email message.
> Therefore, I need to have a a messenger account that is linked with my
> business email.
>
> Then, since I also write personal email, I also need to have a messenger
> account linked with my personal email address.
>
> What I would really like is to have a single Live account. I would then be
> able to 'link' my personal email address, my business email address, and
> any
> other addresses that I feel like to this single Live account. I would then
> be able to leverage the benefits of Live completely with a single instance
> of Favorites, a single Space, and everything else.
>
> Currently, I run multiple instances of Messenger so that each email
> address
> can appear online.
>
> Does anyone know if Live can support what I am trying to accomplish? Or is
> there some other method of setting up all of this to give me the
> functionality of what I am looking for?

On Fri, 23 Feb 2007 03:31:13 +0100, Matti-Koopa wrote:

> "Richard Perry" <> wrote in message
> news:E8894458-0B7C-429F-8005-...

>> There is something that has plagued me for some time. With Outlook, there
>> is the ability for people to see directly in the message if I am online or
>> not. But this is based purely off the email address of the email message.
>> Therefore, I need to have a a messenger account that is linked with my
>> business email.
>>
>> Then, since I also write personal email, I also need to have a messenger
>> account linked with my personal email address.
>>
>> What I would really like is to have a single Live account. I would then be
>> able to 'link' my personal email address, my business email address, and
>> any other addresses that I feel like to this single Live account. I would
>> then be able to leverage the benefits of Live completely with a single
>> instance of Favorites, a single Space, and everything else.
>>
>> Currently, I run multiple instances of Messenger so that each email
>> address can appear online.
>>
>> Does anyone know if Live can support what I am trying to accomplish? Or is
>> there some other method of setting up all of this to give me the
>> functionality of what I am looking for?

> It is possible with Windows Live Mail Desktop. It's a program.
> But it's still in the beta and you need to be invited.
> If you want an invitation mail me.

Nobody issued me an invitation. I just went here:

| http://ideas.live.com/programpage.as...7-e36dd191a9f4

Download the file and install it.

--
Norman
~Oh Lord, why have you come
~To Konnyu, with the Lion and the Drum

Me neighter.
But Live Mail Desktop isn't at ideas any longer and if I send the install to
others they can't recieve their mails.
I sendet them an invitation and it worked...

"N. Miller" <> wrote in message
news:...
> On Fri, 23 Feb 2007 03:31:13 +0100, Matti-Koopa wrote:
>
>> "Richard Perry" <> wrote in message
>> news:E8894458-0B7C-429F-8005-...
>
>>> There is something that has plagued me for some time. With Outlook,
>>> there
>>> is the ability for people to see directly in the message if I am online
>>> or
>>> not. But this is based purely off the email address of the email
>>> message.
>>> Therefore, I need to have a a messenger account that is linked with my
>>> business email.
>>>
>>> Then, since I also write personal email, I also need to have a messenger
>>> account linked with my personal email address.
>>>
>>> What I would really like is to have a single Live account. I would then
>>> be
>>> able to 'link' my personal email address, my business email address, and
>>> any other addresses that I feel like to this single Live account. I
>>> would
>>> then be able to leverage the benefits of Live completely with a single
>>> instance of Favorites, a single Space, and everything else.
>>>
>>> Currently, I run multiple instances of Messenger so that each email
>>> address can appear online.
>>>
>>> Does anyone know if Live can support what I am trying to accomplish? Or
>>> is
>>> there some other method of setting up all of this to give me the
>>> functionality of what I am looking for?
>
>> It is possible with Windows Live Mail Desktop. It's a program.
>> But it's still in the beta and you need to be invited.
>> If you want an invitation mail me.
>
> Nobody issued me an invitation. I just went here:
>
> |
> http://ideas.live.com/programpage.as...7-e36dd191a9f4
>
> Download the file and install it.
>
> --
> Norman
> ~Oh Lord, why have you come
> ~To Konnyu, with the Lion and the Drum

On Fri, 23 Feb 2007 20:32:51 +0100, Matti-Koopa wrote:

> "N. Miller" <> wrote in message
> news:...

>> On Fri, 23 Feb 2007 03:31:13 +0100, Matti-Koopa wrote:

>>> "Richard Perry" <> wrote in message
>>> news:E8894458-0B7C-429F-8005-...

<snip>

>>>> Does anyone know if Live can support what I am trying to accomplish? Or
>>>> is there some other method of setting up all of this to give me the
>>>> functionality of what I am looking for?

>>> It is possible with Windows Live Mail Desktop. It's a program.
>>> But it's still in the beta and you need to be invited.
>>> If you want an invitation mail me.

>> Nobody issued me an invitation. I just went here:
>>
>> http://ideas.live.com/programpage.as...7-e36dd191a9f4
>>
>> Download the file and install it.

> Me neighter.
> But Live Mail Desktop isn't at ideas any longer and if I send the install to
> others they can't recieve their mails.
> I sendet them an invitation and it worked...

It isn't? I just tried the download link at the web site that I linked; the
download started, and asked me where I wanted to save the file.

--
Norman
~Oh Lord, why have you come
~To Konnyu, with the Lion and the Drum

They could install it but can't sign-in with their Live-ID until they get an
invitation...

"N. Miller" <> wrote in message
news:...
> On Fri, 23 Feb 2007 20:32:51 +0100, Matti-Koopa wrote:
>
>> "N. Miller" <> wrote in message
>> news:...
>
>>> On Fri, 23 Feb 2007 03:31:13 +0100, Matti-Koopa wrote:
>
>>>> "Richard Perry" <> wrote in
>>>> message
>>>> news:E8894458-0B7C-429F-8005-...
>
> <snip>
>
>>>>> Does anyone know if Live can support what I am trying to accomplish?
>>>>> Or
>>>>> is there some other method of setting up all of this to give me the
>>>>> functionality of what I am looking for?
>
>>>> It is possible with Windows Live Mail Desktop. It's a program.
>>>> But it's still in the beta and you need to be invited.
>>>> If you want an invitation mail me.
>
>>> Nobody issued me an invitation. I just went here:
>>>
>>> http://ideas.live.com/programpage.as...7-e36dd191a9f4
>>>
>>> Download the file and install it.
>
>> Me neighter.
>> But Live Mail Desktop isn't at ideas any longer and if I send the install
>> to
>> others they can't recieve their mails.
>> I sendet them an invitation and it worked...
>
> It isn't? I just tried the download link at the web site that I linked;
> the
> download started, and asked me where I wanted to save the file.
>
> --
> Norman
> ~Oh Lord, why have you come
> ~To Konnyu, with the Lion and the Drum

On Sat, 24 Feb 2007 22:25:42 +0100, Matti-Koopa wrote:

> They could install it but can't sign-in with their Live-ID until they get an
> invitation...

That isn't what you said earlier:

"But Live Mail Desktop isn't at ideas any longer..."

As for receiving email, I do it just fine with WLMD. But I don't have a mail
account in the "@live.com" domain. I use WLMD with a mail account in the
"@hotmail.com" domain, the "@fastmail.jp" domain, and the "@aosake.net"
domain.

If you meant that WLMD won't work with an "@live.com" mail account, just say
so. Saying that WLMD won't receive email is plain wrong because it does for
three of my accounts.

--
Norman
~Oh Lord, why have you come
~To Konnyu, with the Lion and the Drum

Well @live.com E-Mail Adresses aren't available at this moment.
I used my @msn.com fine without invitation.
But @koopaware.com (My WindowsLive Custom Domain) needs invitations.
I haven't tried it with a @hotmail account so I don't know...



"N. Miller" <> wrote in message
news:...
> On Sat, 24 Feb 2007 22:25:42 +0100, Matti-Koopa wrote:
>
>> They could install it but can't sign-in with their Live-ID until they get
>> an
>> invitation...
>
> That isn't what you said earlier:
>
> "But Live Mail Desktop isn't at ideas any longer..."
>
> As for receiving email, I do it just fine with WLMD. But I don't have a
> mail
> account in the "@live.com" domain. I use WLMD with a mail account in the
> "@hotmail.com" domain, the "@fastmail.jp" domain, and the "@aosake.net"
> domain.
>
> If you meant that WLMD won't work with an "@live.com" mail account, just
> say
> so. Saying that WLMD won't receive email is plain wrong because it does
> for
> three of my accounts.
>
> --
> Norman
> ~Oh Lord, why have you come
> ~To Konnyu, with the Lion and the Drum

On Sun, 25 Feb 2007 12:36:02 +0100, Matti-Koopa wrote:

> "N. Miller" <> wrote in message
> news:...

>> On Sat, 24 Feb 2007 22:25:42 +0100, Matti-Koopa wrote:

>>> They could install it but can't sign-in with their Live-ID until they get
>>> an
>>> invitation...

>> That isn't what you said earlier:
>>
>> "But Live Mail Desktop isn't at ideas any longer..."
>>
>> As for receiving email, I do it just fine with WLMD. But I don't have a
>> mail
>> account in the "@live.com" domain. I use WLMD with a mail account in the
>> "@hotmail.com" domain, the "@fastmail.jp" domain, and the "@aosake.net"
>> domain.
>>
>> If you meant that WLMD won't work with an "@live.com" mail account, just
>> say
>> so. Saying that WLMD won't receive email is plain wrong because it does
>> for
>> three of my accounts.

> Well @live.com E-Mail Adresses aren't available at this moment.
> I used my @msn.com fine without invitation.
> But @koopaware.com (My WindowsLive Custom Domain) needs invitations.
> I haven't tried it with a @hotmail account so I don't know...

I don't have a Windows Live Custom Domain, or an "@live.com" email account.
I use an "@hotmail.com" account (default), and "@fastmail.jp" account
(IMAP), and an "@aosake.net" account (IMAP). That last is my hobby domain,
but it is registered through GoDaddy.

I imagine that your "@koopaware.com" account requires invitation because it
is *your* domain, and *you* have to approve others to use it. But anybody
who either already has a mail account, or who can sign up for one with any
free service on the Internet which offers SMTP, POP3, IMAP, or HTTPMail, in
some combination, will not need an invitation to set up WLMD.

As an aside, I use the free service with Fastmail, so I have to bring my own
SMTP server to the game. I read my email with an IMAP reader, but I
configure it to send through my Yahoo! Japan acccount. WLMD handles that
just fine, and I didn't need an invitation to download, or install it.

--
Norman
~Oh Lord, why have you come
~To Konnyu, with the Lion and the Drum