Hotmail: Away message?

[Brookstone]

I'm pretty sure Hotmail had a feature for users who are away ie vacations etc, where you can set up a message so when someone writes you they get an automatic email of your message.
I want to start switiching to gmail now instead of using hotmail so i went to set it up and have my new addy in there. But cant seem to find that feature anywhere, even used help searching away, away message.
Do they not have this feature anymore? or is it just hidden really really deep?

 

[raven@mirage]

Hotmail does not have that feature in thier free service, it is in thier paid services. the ones most of us ignore.

They have msn plus for instant messenger with away messages but I have no idea if it is available for thier new sometime ish msn live messenger.

 

[fantasiafan]

So far I find that Windows or MSN Live sucks shit.

 

[Papi Chulo]

Hotmail does not have that feature in thier free service, it is in thier paid services. the ones most of us ignore.

They have msn plus for instant messenger with away messages but I have no idea if it is available for thier new sometime ish msn live messenger.

and the away messages on MSN are only visible when you are logged in

 

[club69]

and the away messages on MSN are only visible when you are logged in

on Window Live Messenger, there is a "Personal Message" section just under your handle and status, you can enter "On Vacation" or whatever message there, but only your Window Live Messenger/MSN Messenger contact list buddies will see that, not on HOTMAIL