On Sat, 2006-04-08 at 13:37 -0700, Dan Thurman wrote: > 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! There's a separate "privacy" control available through a menu in the main window. It has options for who's supposed to be able to reach you. However, I find it doesn't always seem to do what it advertises. I also find it doesn't always stay as I set it (e.g. resetting from only users on your list can contact you, back to only the users listed below are blocked). Until recently this hadn't been a problem, as I'd not seen any ICQ spam for years. But now I'm getting a couple a night, quite often. If it weren't for the fact that some people I chat with only having ICQ, I'd probably ditch it. I dislike this problem, plus how it advertises your IP address to everyone all of the time (not just providing the information when you consent to a connection). Additionally, if you want it so that the other person is unable to add you to their list without your permision, I think you're dependent on having set such a preference with the real ICQ client, and they must be using an obedient client. -- (Currently running FC4, occasionally trying FC5.) Don't send private replies to my address, the mailbox is ignored. I read messages from the public lists.
