diff --git a/libretroshare/src/retroshare/rsmsgs.h b/libretroshare/src/retroshare/rsmsgs.h
index 2a8aadbfb..5a31e4b16 100644
--- a/libretroshare/src/retroshare/rsmsgs.h
+++ b/libretroshare/src/retroshare/rsmsgs.h
@@ -272,11 +272,11 @@ public:
 // flags to define who we accept to talk to
 
 #define RS_DISTANT_MESSAGING_CONTACT_PERMISSION_FLAG_NONE           0x0000 
-#define RS_DISTANT_MESSAGING_CONTACT_PERMISSION_FLAG_ANONYMOUS      0x0001 
+#define RS_DISTANT_MESSAGING_CONTACT_PERMISSION_FLAG_EVERYBODY      0x0001 
 #define RS_DISTANT_MESSAGING_CONTACT_PERMISSION_FLAG_CONTACT_LIST   0x0002 
 
 #define RS_DISTANT_CHAT_CONTACT_PERMISSION_FLAG_NONE           0x0000 
-#define RS_DISTANT_CHAT_CONTACT_PERMISSION_FLAG_ANONYMOUS      0x0001 
+#define RS_DISTANT_CHAT_CONTACT_PERMISSION_FLAG_EVERYBODY      0x0001 
 #define RS_DISTANT_CHAT_CONTACT_PERMISSION_FLAG_CONTACT_LIST   0x0002 
 
 // Identifier for an chat endpoint like
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/settings/MessagePage.cpp b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/settings/MessagePage.cpp
index 2dfe0a310..3211300b1 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/settings/MessagePage.cpp
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/settings/MessagePage.cpp
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ void MessagePage::distantMsgsComboBoxChanged(int i)
 {
 	switch(i)
 	{
-		case 0:  rsMail->setDistantMessagingPermissionFlags(RS_DISTANT_MESSAGING_CONTACT_PERMISSION_FLAG_ANONYMOUS |RS_DISTANT_MESSAGING_CONTACT_PERMISSION_FLAG_CONTACT_LIST) ; 
+		case 0:  rsMail->setDistantMessagingPermissionFlags(RS_DISTANT_MESSAGING_CONTACT_PERMISSION_FLAG_EVERYBODY |RS_DISTANT_MESSAGING_CONTACT_PERMISSION_FLAG_CONTACT_LIST) ; 
 				  break ;
 				  
 		case 1:  rsMail->setDistantMessagingPermissionFlags(RS_DISTANT_MESSAGING_CONTACT_PERMISSION_FLAG_CONTACT_LIST) ; 
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ MessagePage::load()
     
     uint32_t flags = rsMail->getDistantMessagingPermissionFlags() ;
     
-    if(flags == (RS_DISTANT_MESSAGING_CONTACT_PERMISSION_FLAG_CONTACT_LIST | RS_DISTANT_MESSAGING_CONTACT_PERMISSION_FLAG_ANONYMOUS))
+    if(flags == (RS_DISTANT_MESSAGING_CONTACT_PERMISSION_FLAG_CONTACT_LIST | RS_DISTANT_MESSAGING_CONTACT_PERMISSION_FLAG_EVERYBODY))
 	    ui.comboBox->setCurrentIndex(2);
     else if(flags == RS_DISTANT_MESSAGING_CONTACT_PERMISSION_FLAG_CONTACT_LIST)
 	    ui.comboBox->setCurrentIndex(1);