Re: Instant Messenger

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Dan Thurman wrote:
> Folks,
> 
> I have been using the "Instant Messenger" (gaim) on FC
> and there is on thing that has been annoying me so far.
> 
> I am getting bombarded with authorization request to be
> allowed buddy access and I was forced to 'Deny' authorization
> every time it pops up, which in some cases is very persistent!
> 
> Even as I deny authorization, in some cases they were still
> able to proceed to add me into their "buddy" list and initiate
> an unsolicited chat sessions with me.
> 
> Looking through the 'preference' list and to my surprise, there
> are no security features implemented whatsoever at least I cannot
> find it!
> 
> I cannot BLOCK anyone or otherwise place anyone on a blacklist.
> 
> I cannot force or deny anyone from initiating a chat session with
> me that was not authorized nor to purge them from some unknown list
> that puts these unscrupulous people back into the blacklist or
> whatever it is called.  I occasionally wish to remove previously or
> accidentally authorized users but unable to remove them since I do
> not know of any means to do this.
> 
> Anyone have this problem too?  If so, what steps did you take to
> resolve these issues?  Are you using a different universal IM that
> has better security/control features?
> 
> Thanks for listening!
> Dan
> 
Did you look at Tools --> Privacy?

Mikkel
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  Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons,
for thou art crunchy and taste good with Ketchup!


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