I have one person that requests me to add them over and over again ~ how do I report that person as "spam"?
--- In [email protected], "LNVTM1 - Lenny Vasbinder" <lnv...@...> wrote: > > While anything is possible, it's not easy for your average to above average > computer user to hack into your computer or into your IM conversation. > > Were you all in a 2-party IM window or had you opened a Conference? You > also say you were "talking" so was this a Voice/Call where he popped up or > just a regular IM window? > > As far as unsolicited IM's or Friend Requests, I usually give them a pass on > the first attempt and just X out or deny the request. On a second attempt, > if they have not sent an IM explaining who they are and/or why they are > IM'ing me, I then report them as SPAM and they get put on my Ignore List > with that action. I don't think Yahoo!, Inc., actually does anything to > folks who get reported over and over but at least I don't have to be > bothered with them any longer. At least with some email providers, if > enough people report someone as a spammer, the email provider will blacklist > that person so that ALL of their emails are considered spam. > > I have my YM set up so that any IM's from people not-on-my-friends-list, go > into one window so that I do not get a bunch of IM windows opening from > these unsolicited IM's... or SPIM's. Then I can look at the list of > unsolicited IM's and click on any which I wish to reply to. This usually > happens when surfing around chat rooms and 99% of the unsolicited IM's are > from spim-bots that automatically send one or two IM's to anyone who enters > a chat room. > > Lenny Vasbinder > http://lennyvasbinder.blogspot.com > FREE and automatic online remote backup of your documents, photos and > files... https://mozy.com/?ref=SY4ZSI Check out how simple and secure it > can be to use the Mozy remote backup system. Mozy will back up your most > important files and folders every day/night while you aren't using your > computer. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Deb > Sent: Monday, June 08, 2009 12:39 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [Y!M] Unwelcome contacts > > Hi, I was talking to my friend on YM the other day whilst we were chatting, > my friend said some person popped up out of the blue, so she got rid of him > as she did not know him then he done the the same thing to me twice I ousted > him off and kept coming back so I got a box saying why I wanted to refuse > this person and I said I did not know him. > Now up until then the person kept popping up my friend said it could of been > a spammer. > But I was scared that others could tap into our conversations could this > happen without inviting others to do so. > > Regards Deb >
