Damn MSN Messenger SPAM

[GNEP]

Az: nope - I think that it uses ports that are blocked. I'll take a peek though...

[WyWyWyWy]

I think that uses standard port 80.
Well at least thats what I used at work last year.
But of course... you need Java

[GNEP]

Java's fine. Actually I found it and the applet loaded but I haven't used ICQ before so don't have an ICQ number...

[Kooldino]

Sorry I should have been clearer...I didn't mean "pop ups" persey, but I get IM's from random MSN people who are sending links to porn sites and stuff.

[agallag]

why do you have msn set up to recieve messages from people not on your contact list?

[az]

GNEP, I think there are web interfaces for some other IM services as well...

Or you could just use the forum's PM feature, it pops up a message every time you receive a PM

AZ

[Pace]

As Andrew said, there's an option to block "everyone else" from sending you messages. Find it

[Kooldino]

Only thing that sucks about this is how does a new user message me?

[az]

Request for authorization? (Dunno if this is in other IMs as well, it's this way in ICQ)

AZ

[agallag]

Yeah, you get a message saying "*name* would like to add you to his/her contact list", with an accept/deny prompt. Works quite well.

[Kooldino]

Ahh, ok, sounds good.

[SuRGV]

no one likes Yahoo Messenger ? Nice smileys, cool IMVironments, Invisible at startup, offline messages, ..
I rarely use MSN and ICQ Lite only when I need to send messages to my friends' mobile phones in my country.