Microsoft has upgraded the Microsoft Internet Directory to support MSN Messenger, an instant messaging program that tells you when your friends and family are online.

People you add to your MSN Messenger contact list will appear as contacts in the Microsoft Internet Directory in NetMeeting. This contact list is a customized list created by you and replaces the Microsoft Internet Locator Service (ILS) server, such as ils1.microsoft.com and ils2.microsoft.com. You can delete the Microsoft ILS servers from your directory list by selecting the directory and then clicking the Delete button.

You can still connect to other ILS servers on the Internet and use NetMeeting to call people listed in those directories. Other Internet directory services are located at:

• The NetMeeting Zone: http://www.netmeeting-zone.com/
• Visitalk.com: http://www.visitalk.com/

Notes

• The Internet directory services referenced here are hosted by companies that are independent of Microsoft.
• Web addresses can change, so you may be unable to connect to the Web sites mentioned here.

With the new Microsoft Internet Directory, you can see if your contacts are online for instant communication using either MSN Messenger or NetMeeting. Also, you can now place a NetMeeting call to your Hotmail contacts directly from MSN Messenger.

You already have MSN Messenger on your computer. If you haven't already done so, you can now add contacts to MSN Messenger. The contacts you add to MSN Messenger will be visible from the new Microsoft Internet Directory in NetMeeting.

To add Hotmail contacts to MSN Messenger

• In MSN Messenger, on the File menu, click Add a Contact, and then follow the instructions that appear.

Notes

• You can make NetMeeting calls to your Hotmail contacts directly from the Microsoft Internet Directory in NetMeeting and directly from MSN Messenger.
• The people you add to your contact list must have a Hotmail e-mail account.

Once you have created your personalized contact list, the names you added will be visible in the Microsoft Internet Directory when you log on to MSN Messenger. If you are not logged on to MSN Messenger, you are prompted to log on.

To call a Hotmail contact from NetMeeting

1. In NetMeeting, click the Find Someone button.
2. In Select a directory, click Microsoft Internet Directory.
3. Under Contacts Currently Online, click the Hotmail contact that you want to call.

To place a NetMeeting call to a Hotmail contact from MSN Messenger

• In MSN Messenger, on the Tools menu, point to Send an Invitation, click To Start NetMeeting, and then do one of the following:
• Click a Hotmail contact on the contact list.
• Click Other, type the logon name of the person you want to call, in Service, select the service, and then click OK.

Note

• If you are in a chat using MSN Messenger, and you want to start a NetMeeting call to a Hotmail contact, on the File menu, point to Invite, and then click To Start NetMeeting.

For more information about using Windows NetMeeting 3, see the online Help or visit the Web site at:
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/netmeeting/

For more information about using MSN Messenger, visit the Web site at:
http://messenger.msn.com/

If you have problems using the Microsoft Internet Directory, visit the Troubleshooting page.