RSSWindows Live Messenger Beta to Begin
By Nate Mook | Published December 12, 2005, 2:30 PM
Microsoft this week is beginning wider beta testing of Windows Live Messenger, which will succeed MSN Messenger as the company's primary communications client for consumers. Microsoft is taking the Gmail approach for the beta: invitations were sent out to a handful of testers, who can later invite their friends.
Beta versions of Windows Live Messenger have already begun surfacing on the Web, but Microsoft has learned from past leaks and is restricting login access to those who are registered for the program. Later this month, the beta will expand as users are granted invites to send out.
"It's as fun and reliable as the Messenger you already know, and you lets you keep the contact list and other personal stuff you've got stored in Messenger. Plus, this new version has a fresh new look and feel, and lets you do things you've never done with Messenger before," Microsoft wrote in an e-mail to testers.
Some of the new features in Windows Live Messenger include international PC-to-telephone calls and online drop boxes called "Sharing Folders" for sending files to users that actually store the data on a Microsoft server.
"You will be able to create a Sharing Folder by simply dragging files onto a contact name in Messenger. This will create an exact copy of the files on both you and your contact's computers, and create a Sharing Folder that can be accessed from Messenger, and on the desktop," Microsoft explains.
Not everyone will be able to take advantage of the new offering, however; Windows Live Messenger will only work on Windows XP.
plz can u send me an invite to Windows Live Messenger Beta from : reginaldo@webarts.com.br
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could anyone plz sent me an WLM invitation??
E-MAil: krishan.feigl@gmx.de
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Hi, I would be very grateful if anyoone sent me a messenger invite to asadafzal@gmail.com
Thank You very much
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Send me invitation to WLM to test video conversation for deaf communication.
shivook@hotmail.com
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plz can u send me an invite to Windows Live Messenger Beta from : aphinanlieoseng@hotmail.com
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Could use one invitation. Thanks : )
andu88@hotmail.com
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PLZZ INVITE MEE!!!!
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please send-me invition for wlm.
fabiopmattos@hotmail.com
Thanks.
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I'll get in line as well...I would L O V E an invite... Comon...someone?? ;) ;) ;)....
WEll... either way, i would love one, but understand if there all gone.
have a good holiday everyone!
quicksilver_stud111@yahoo.com
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How would i be able to get a invite?
Can you help?
please help i would love to have the new msn thanks!
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thnx
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I WANT AN INVITATION FOR MSN BETA VERSION
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can i have a invite plz? :)
plz send it to zabijee@hotmail.com
thanks in advance
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hey plz anyone send me an invitation at zahoor.haq@gmail.com
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if anyone got an invite please send it to me on paulo1965@gmail.com
much appreciation
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Hi, I was wondering if anyone had any spare invites if they could perhaps exchange one please. I will be willing to give upto 50 gmail invites and if you don't need them then I can design web layouts or graphics or anything. I'm sure I could find something to do in exchange...
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if anyone got an invite plz send it to me sheepush@gmail.com
thank you :D
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if anyone got an invite please send it to me on cutesalman84@hotmail.com
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much appreciation
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much appreciation
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Please send me an invitation to batallari@gmail.com
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please i want an invitation =), d_dancop_b @hotmail.com
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send me a invite plase!!!
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can sum1 invte me please this looks like a amazing piece of software please send to butkisstha1st@hotmail.co.uk
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Please could someone invite me to the windows live messenger beta program? I have the program i just need to be authorised to sign in. Please could you invite me on this email address... gibbonsjosh1@yahoo.co.uk.
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Please send me an invitation to grassi2000(at)t-online.de
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Who can Bless me with an invite!!
And From now a merry christmas and a happy new year!
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orionstatus@hotmail.com
invite me :o)
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if anyone got an invite please send it to me on iletisim@turktekno.net.
http://www.turktekno.net
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if anyone got an invite please send it to me on michel_skoda@hotmail.com
pleaseee
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Hey all, hope all doin alrite... Umm... I was wondering if I could get an invitation... would be awesome. Thank you in advace.
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Hi, I'd like to get an invitation please. My e-mail is people__s***__@hotmail.com
Thank you!
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I would realy appreciate an invite to WLM.
Thanks in advance ;)
just4u@spray.no
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invite to Windows Live Messenger, pleaseee..
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Can someone please send me an invitation...
tan_haur@hotmail.com
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i would really appreciate it if sumone would invite me:D..thank you in advance..aladinhammal@hotmail.com
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pleasei need an invite to the hotmail Beta
marwan_sul@hotmail.com
thankful for you
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If anyone has any spare invites could you please send one too smileyciaran@hotmail.com Cheers :D
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please invite me if you have a spare code, thanks in advance jacksleight33@hotmail.com
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i really really want to be invited!!!!!!!!!!
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I will give a gmail invite to whoever gives me a windows live invite. Or if they have gmail I'm sure I will find something else that they want...
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Could someone possibly send me a windows live invite? I recieved one from microsoft but I was out earlier that day so I missed out. If someone is generous enough could they please send it to o0.canihavesomedessert.0o@gmail.com or if that won't work, send to sophieroxursox@hotmail.com
Thanks!
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i mean elstunna112@hotmail.com
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if anyone got an invite please send it to me on elstunna1122@hotmail.com
much appreciation
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if someone can invite me plz do it. clebio_rocha@hotmail.com
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The beta testing invitation has never arrived to my country. COULD ANYONE PLEASE SEND INVITATION TO ME ON WIPPYPITT@HOTMAIL.COM
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please invite me on dragonbreath360@hotmail.com
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please send me a invitation to omarmsanchez9@hotmail.com
thank you
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Please invite me to use windows live messenger i would really appreceat it thank you
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PLEASE invite me on this
MJSLOVER83@hotmail.com
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Invite-me please is windows live messenger beta. Thanks
fabiopmattos@hotmail.com
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Invite-me please. Windows Live Beta. Thanks
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I CAN'T SIGN IN TO MSN 8 BETA
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Plz AnYonE, i have a DolleR :) thinkzx@gmail.com
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Can someone please invite me to Windows Live Messenger. I will do anything for you (anything from buying you fruit to hosting a file on my 15MBps unlimated bandwith site FOREEVER)
mew1033@hotmail.com
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PleaSe InviTE ME to WInDows LIVE! MessengeR!!!!
thinkzx@gmail.com
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I have an invite, its says active but where do i download the software from ?? :-(
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Can you please send me an invite? Thank you so so much
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plz send me an invitation!!!
thanx
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Hello!
Please send invite jure.gregl@ice-extreme.org
thanks
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Hello!
Please send invite 4 me to Messenger Beta! (pityuska@lamer.hu)
Thx
Pistok
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can somebody give me an invitation please..i need it….my email is fasix_@hotmail.com
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Please invite me to Messenger Beta!!!
techruss@hotmail.com
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Please, if anyone has an invitation to Windows Live Messenger Beta, could they please send it to marksta_72@hotmail.com Thank you.
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send me an invitation to msn Windows Live Messenger Beta j_guerra_2@hotmail.com
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if anyone have an invite to msn Windows Live Messenger Beta send it to pucib@hotmail.com plzzzzzzzzzzz :DD:
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plz send me an invitation to use it if anonyone can
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Please can somebody send me an invite to WML. I will use the invites that i get with WML to send to everybody else. to skootyloops@gmail.com
Thanks
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now that ive registerd do i get an invite to use my email on Windows Live Messenger Beta?
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PLEASE FOR GODS SAKE INVITE ME , lol please invit me
cloudultra@hotmail.com
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CaN AnYOnE invite me player3003@msn.com thnx....
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Please send an invitation to my email exoticism@gmail.com
Thanks a lot.
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Plz invite me, my email is protonsun@gmail.com
Thanks.
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I want someone Invitation Please
My email is: cia19_2004@hotmail.com
Thanks
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Hi
I want someone invitation Please
My mail is: cia19_2004@hotmail
Thanks
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i want to have a invitation.
rensuping@hotmail.com
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plz invite me
traynor1987@hotmail.com
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Please invite me
aboellel@hotmail.com
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plz invite me!
euroboy.trbngr87@gmail.com
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PLZ PLZ PLZ PLZ Invite me to WLM 8.0 PLZ PLZ PLZ PLZ
Martinsensondre@Hotamil.Com
PLZ PLZ PLZ! :-) =) =) =)
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Pls someone ivite me
shmarku@hotmail.com
PLASE now
i cant wait more
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Please if you can invite me to get this version of messenger and to test it,
I like to test and to give my opinion about it.
I am an IT engineer from Macedonia.
Best wishes
Shuip Marku
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I could use one invitation.
Thanks in advance : )
Can someone send on my email?
andu88@hotmail.com
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Can someone please send me an invite?????
i beg you!!
:-)
wilhelm_francke@hotmail.com
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live gmail messenger download on my computer
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I want an invite too! Though some patches are there which let you use your current passport to sign in using the Windows Live Messenger Beta.
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Well I've got windows messenger live now so i didn't really need anything but thanks anyways.
Don't use the address shown above.
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yeah it must be nice !
i want an inviteeeeeee please !!
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http://img.photobucket.c.../LiveMessenger8BETA.jpg
WOOT WOOT!!! THERES MY BETA SHOT, ENJOY!
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invite me! let my try it out, please! :D lol...
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I got my invite and can't wait to try out WLM! Are the invite codes unique? Mine was M?-P????-???2.
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Everyone asking for invites:
Read the article.
"Later this month, the beta will expand as users are granted invites to send out."
No one can send you an invitation yet. The initial group of beta testers can't even try it out until tomorrow.
So stop asking =)
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Wow.. I want an invite. That'd be cool to test.
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I would like an invite as well if anyone has one :)
Take care,
Rob
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Please invite me
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Yeah I hope one day I can buy a copy of windows with all the toys I need to protect me from the outside world. If you don't need that then buy the government version... :) Good program, I have tested it but it has potential.
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this is cool.i been testing this for month now ;-)
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You must work for Microsoft then.
...or know someone who does.
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The download will be available after the MSN team has the beta team in place (enough people that responded to the email invitation that is...) This response came from MSN yesterday after I asked the question of, "Thanks for the invite, but where's the download?"
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This stinks. Obviously we all want to test this. Personally, I think BetaNews members should get first dibs on any beta testing. But that's just my opinion :P
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"I think BetaNews members should get first dibs on any beta testing."
That would be awesome. But I dunno... some people that post on here don't seem to understand the point of betas. lol
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I do not like the fact that my window becomes smaller when i read my mail. I don't need all that advertizing space on the right. As we age we need bigger windows not smaller
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I'm with you, Janet.
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If you've got an invite please hook me up!
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Any hook-ups with invites?
anyone?
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read again:
"Later this month, the beta will expand as users are granted invites to send out."
i would like to sell you a picture of an invitation to windows live messenger though. check out my ebay posting.
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SELL?!?!?! WTF, its FREE!! People who got an early invitation from Gmail were stupid, I FINALLY got one, and its full of spam, so consquently, I rarely use gmail. If you can find some dumb schmuck to pay you money for this, they are gullable, otherwise there is no value in paying for a service that will be FREE!
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*whispers to rijp*
Turn up your sarcasm sensitivity level. Sarcasm is getting through undetected.
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i have had a mail to be a betatester of windows live messenger but i can't only fill in a form about windows live messenger i can't download the program...
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Please explain what you mean. It sounds like you are saying that you have been invited to be a beta tester. If this is the case, I would be happy to help you with any problem that you have (and hopefully you'd provide me with an invite for my troubles).
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The beta will be available to download on the 13th.
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rofl
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"i would like to sell you a picture of an invitation"
sarcasmatron p0rked?
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"Later this month, the beta will expand as users are granted invites to send out."
No one can send you an invitation yet.
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"sar-chasm" - the huge, empty space between what Paradise-FH said and what rijp somehow managed to miss.
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You can download "Messenger 8 beta" now.
Just do a search *hint hint* and read the online topics.
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even if ur not an official tester, u can still log in. ive found a software you can use to do it.
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Yes......but you can't use it as your ID must be in a list of valid ID's. :)
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You can use it even if your not a beta tester.
You need to use a different proxy setting. Search for MSNP13. You can then login with your normal MS Hotmail username.
It works!
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That statement is correct, and it has been out for some time now. What I would like to know, is how to get: WPM11, EI7 and VistaB5231 running on my WinXPro & VMWare5.5. Now that's a sandbox, I like playing in!
Cheers
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hey please send it to me i have already downloaded the program
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can someone please send me an invite
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Can someone please send me an invite?
I'm begging you :(
E-mail: K.Shostak@gmail.com
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I have tried MSNP13 and it dosnt work on my computer. Can anybody help?
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Please invite me im loyal and very intersted :)
Email:
sam_rulz@iprimus.com.au
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REQUESTING an invite to the MSN Live BETA.
danillo.mfl@gmail.com
thnQ!
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can someone please send me an invite to kuro20001@gmail.com
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can someone please send me an invite to truri0815@gmail.com
Thx!
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I would like an Invite please if there is someone kind, come on we are in christmas LOL ;-)
My email is velezardfield@gmail.com, or velezardfield@30gigs.com; or danielvelez80@hotmail.com and im willing to give a gmail invite and a 30gigs.com invite to the person that sends me an invite to WLM or mail beta (30gigs.com is an email account with a 30 gigabyte Inbox; check www.30gigs.com).
Thanks in advance
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r_winluyt@msn.com thx in advance.
Regards
Erwin Luyten
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Hi!
if anyone has one invite...
thanks !
Guillaume
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Can anyone send me an invite? Thank you in advance!
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Can i please have an invite i am willing to give some gmail invites as a swap
chrisreynolds05@gmail.com
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requesting an invite i'm able to offer a free unlimited trial version of invision power board and a gmail account with 100 invites on it really appreciate it:
email:dominic006@gmail.com
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