The features you're missing are no longer supported in OE6 with MSN
Messenger. They'll work with Windows Messenger.
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE, Security, Shell/User)

Bob wrote:
> Clicking on the sorting choices (status and name) in the Contact pane in
> OE6
> has no effect. The "New" or "Set as online contact" choices are grayed
> ut - not active. The pane does not show which of my Microsoft
> Messenger
> contacts are online, in green or red, as my old computer did. I have a new
> sys I just started using. Can someone guide me on this.
> Thanks.
> Bob