CounterPath Bria 3.1 for Windows User Guide - Retail Deployments - Manual (Page 46)

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• If you set up a privacy rule before this person has a chance to contact you, then you will never see this
request. Bria will automatically reply to the request according to the rule. See page 66.
• If you do not yet have a privacy rule set up for this person or for their domain, this request appears to you as
an Online Status Request. You must respond to the request:
(If you are using Outlook as your contact storage, clicking Allow opens the Outlook contact dialog; save and
close the dialog to allow the person to see your online status.)
Option Button Comment Result
Create a new
contact Allow This option is selected for you if
you do not currently have a
contact with this SIP or XMPP
address. Allow the request and create a new contact using this address.
Because you allow the request, you will no longer be bothered by
requests from this person. In addition, this same request will
automatically be sent from your Bria to the other person, so that
you can see their online status.
Update an
existing contact Allow This option is selected for you if
you already have a contact with
this SIP or XMPP address but
you were not previously sharing
your online status with this
person. Allow the request and add this address to an existing contact (if
Bria has found an appropriate match).
Because you allow the request, you will no longer be bothered by
requests from this person. In addition, this same request will
automatically be sent from your Bria to the other person, so that
you can see their online status.
Either option Block Block the request.
This person will not be able to contact you from this address.
Either option Ignore Ignore the request.
The other person will not be able to see your online status. The
other person will not be added to your privacy settings. The Online
Status Request may appear again in this session or a future session.