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This sounds interesting, however I am wondering about a few things;

- Can this system be abused e.g. send the person spam

- Will you have to login to Windows Live ID to use it?

- Will there be measures to block certain individuals messaging you?

Hey Liam,

great questions - see inline.

- Can this system be abused e.g. send the person spam

----> there is a capthca/human interactive proof which stops bots from being able to SPIM (Spam over IM)

- Will you have to login to Windows Live ID to use it?

----> No - you can do this as a "visitor" or you can sign in to send a message.

- Will there be measures to block certain individuals messaging you?

----> No because this is designed to be placed on your blog or a website so people not on your buddy list can contact you. Therefore we can't block certain people as they aren't authenticated.

Regards

Angus Logan

wow this looks just like Hab.la...

Who brought this out idea first?

http://hab.la

Hi Angus,

This looks really cool, just a few concerns/questions:

- Does it have to have a status icon?

I prefer people on the web not to know my status so i get to choose to reply or not without the other end getting angry if i don't....love some web privacy.

- Will offline messages be supported?

P.S. I also posted the above questions/concerns on LiveSide. Your choice where you wish to reply ;)

At Mix UK Danny Thorpe and Angus Logan gave us a first look at a new feature that's coming soon,

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