Hi, I can't seem to find a way to reply to this.. :( http://windowslivehelp.com/solutions/webim/archive/2009/04/14/how-to-send-an-instant-message-to-a-messenger-contact-from-windows-live-hotmail.aspx Anyways, the link above provides instructions to send IM's... More

@confused: I've simulated your issue and verified that if your intended recipient is signed in to his/her Hotmail account but not to the Web Messenger, instant messages will bounce back to you. If your recipient is not signed in to Windows Live Hotmail, offline... More

thanks, springzor. Yeah, I'm pretty sure that this is not a Windows Live Messenger (client) issue as the interface is with the latest web messenger. Is there anybody other than Jeffry D that who has answers? - confused More

I appreciate your interest on the new Messenger feature in Hotmail. I’ve forwarded the previous feature that you're inquiring about and your new suggestion to our product team for future versions of Hotmail. More

Is it possible that you can recieve offline messages instantly on your mobile as sms? Or perhaps an alert as sms on your mobile that you have recieved offline messages? If not can you kindly suggest where this is possible? thank you More

Currently, sending offline messages on Windows Live Hotmail Web Messenger is not available. However, I’ll forward your concern to our Product Team for feature request. More