I for one find it very annoying to see that I have 1 message only to find that it's merely a confirmation that someone has finally logged in and seen a message that I may have sent weeks ago and since forgotten all about... I'd rather just see their replies if any...if they don't reply then it probably wasn't important anyway and if I really need a reply then I can IM them again and give them a 'hurry up' if need be. my 2 cents.... Sean