Hello, Michael. It does sound like someone has been hacking her computer. I'm not sure what to suggest except maybe change her username. Other than that, I don't really know what to suggest. Rosemarie
----- Original Message ----- From: "AMTK161" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, November 02, 2007 1:57 PM Subject: [Blind-Computing] Problems With AIM5.9 > Hello everyone, > > I have a friend using JAWS 3.7 and AOL Instant Messenger 5.9. A few days > ago, she told me that her away messages (messages sent to people when a > user > is away from the computer) have been modified while she is away, and lets > just say the stuff that has been inserted into her away messages aren't > list > appropriate. She first tried changing her password and even her screen > name; we thought the issue was taken care of until this afternoon, when > she > reported both away message changes and even changes to her profile. Text > was entered at the bottom of her profile, and 5 minutes later (after she > messaged me and told me about it) the text was gone. > > I have an idea of what is going on...My thought is that someone is hacking > into her computer and messing with AIM...Among other things, I'd imagine. > I > am not well versed in this kind of stuff, but I'm the only one she knows > who > is reasonably proficient on the computer. > > Does anyone know what might be going on and how I might go about solving > this for her? > > Thanks, > Michael > > > Visit the Blind Computing List home page at: > http://www.blind-computing.com > Address for the list archives: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > To post to this group, send email to > [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For help from Mailman with your account Put the word help in the subject > or body of a blank message to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Use the following form in order to contact the management team > http://www.jaws-users.com/BlindComputing.php > If you wish to join the JAWS Users List send a blank email to the > following address: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit the Blind Computing List home page at: http://www.blind-computing.com Address for the list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help from Mailman with your account Put the word help in the subject or body of a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Use the following form in order to contact the management team http://www.jaws-users.com/BlindComputing.php If you wish to join the JAWS Users List send a blank email to the following address: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
