MSN without Hotmail email accounts...
 

Hi!

I know you can use MSN etc. without Hotmail accounts, but I was just curious about something. I know that MSN integrates Hotmail well with the addresses stored in the Hotmail contacts tab, so how does it work with a non-hotmail email? If I don't have a contacts manager in my email account how does MSN know who I have on my contacts list?

Thanks! ^^;

It doesn't.

I use my own e-mail adress with MSN, and it doesn't snoop my mail and tell me when I get new mail.

Your MSN messenger contact list and your hotmail email contact list are seperate things you know. MSN has a contact list exporting tool which you can use and then import to your new MSN messenger account.