On Sun, 2006-04-09 at 22:24 +0930, Tim wrote: > 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. > Yes, that is what I am experiencing still, even as I changed my privacy to say: "Allow only the users on my Buddy List", and yet the Authorization Request still pops up over and over for the same persistent requester. I am going to drop ICQ forever on gaim on FC if this keeps on going. I suspect that this is done automatically by some spammer who wants to gain illegal access via ICQ perhaps. BTW: Since I am on a dual-boot system and M$ is on it, I have NEVER had this problem with Trillian on M$ which is a universal IM as well. I suspect Gaim does not follow more stringent security controls on aggressive IM requesters. Thanks for responding, Dan
