porno on MSN messenger

[Elaine F.]

How do I stop unknown people from send me things for
there porno websites? I have tried blocking them using
there email addresses. But they keep changeing there
email address. But each time it is the same name. I get
at least 20 of this msn messages a day sometimes more.
Is there someway of blocking everyone but my friend? Or
do I have to quit using MSN messenger? Please email me
with a reply. I hope there is a way to stop this.

[Jonathan Kay [MVP]]

Greetings Elaine,

There has been an upsurge in some Messenger (that is .NET Messenger) spam these past few
months. You may not be aware that anyone can actually send you a message through the .NET
Messenger network without being on your contact list. For example, if you right-click your
Messenger icon, choose "Send an Instant Message", the Other tab, you can actually type in a
Passport e-mail address and send a message to them, without being on their contact list.

However, you can change this behavior, so that people will have to add your to their contact
lists before they can send you a message, open up the main Messenger window, click Tools,
then Options, then the Privacy tab, click 'All other users' (or 'All users' in MSN Messenger
5) and then click the Block >> button.
____________________________________________
Jonathan Kay
Windows MVP, Messenger
Associate Expert
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com


"Elaine F." > wrote in message
...
> How do I stop unknown people from send me things for
> there porno websites? I have tried blocking them using
> there email addresses. But they keep changeing there
> email address. But each time it is the same name. I get
> at least 20 of this msn messages a day sometimes more.
> Is there someway of blocking everyone but my friend? Or
> do I have to quit using MSN messenger? Please email me
> with a reply. I hope there is a way to stop this.

[Elaine F.]

thank you very much. Now I can still go on using my MSN
Messenger.
>-----Original Message-----
>Greetings Elaine,
>
>There has been an upsurge in some Messenger (that
is .NET Messenger) spam these past few
>months. You may not be aware that anyone can actually
send you a message through the .NET
>Messenger network without being on your contact list.
For example, if you right-click your
>Messenger icon, choose "Send an Instant Message", the
Other tab, you can actually type in a
>Passport e-mail address and send a message to them,
without being on their contact list.
>
>However, you can change this behavior, so that people
will have to add your to their contact
>lists before they can send you a message, open up the
main Messenger window, click Tools,
>then Options, then the Privacy tab, click 'All other
users' (or 'All users' in MSN Messenger
>5) and then click the Block >> button.
>____________________________________________
>Jonathan Kay
>Windows MVP, Messenger
>Associate Expert
>http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
>Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com
>
>
>"Elaine F." > wrote in message
...
>> How do I stop unknown people from send me things for
>> there porno websites? I have tried blocking them using
>> there email addresses. But they keep changeing there
>> email address. But each time it is the same name. I
get
>> at least 20 of this msn messages a day sometimes more.
>> Is there someway of blocking everyone but my friend?
Or
>> do I have to quit using MSN messenger? Please email me
>> with a reply. I hope there is a way to stop this.
>
>
>.
>

[Jonathan Kay [MVP]]

Hi Elaine,

Glad to be of assistance =).
____________________________________________
Jonathan Kay
Windows MVP, Messenger
Associate Expert
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com

"Elaine F." > wrote in message
...
> thank you very much. Now I can still go on using my MSN
> Messenger.
> >-----Original Message-----
> >Greetings Elaine,
> >
> >There has been an upsurge in some Messenger (that
> is .NET Messenger) spam these past few
> >months. You may not be aware that anyone can actually
> send you a message through the .NET
> >Messenger network without being on your contact list.
> For example, if you right-click your
> >Messenger icon, choose "Send an Instant Message", the
> Other tab, you can actually type in a
> >Passport e-mail address and send a message to them,
> without being on their contact list.
> >
> >However, you can change this behavior, so that people
> will have to add your to their contact
> >lists before they can send you a message, open up the
> main Messenger window, click Tools,
> >then Options, then the Privacy tab, click 'All other
> users' (or 'All users' in MSN Messenger
> >5) and then click the Block >> button.
> >____________________________________________
> >Jonathan Kay
> >Windows MVP, Messenger
> >Associate Expert
> >http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
> >Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com
> >
> >
> >"Elaine F." > wrote in message
> ...
> >> How do I stop unknown people from send me things for
> >> there porno websites? I have tried blocking them using
> >> there email addresses. But they keep changeing there
> >> email address. But each time it is the same name. I
> get
> >> at least 20 of this msn messages a day sometimes more.
> >> Is there someway of blocking everyone but my friend?
> Or
> >> do I have to quit using MSN messenger? Please email me
> >> with a reply. I hope there is a way to stop this.
> >
> >
> >.
> >

[a]

I didn't know about that. Great! Microsoft should set "All other users" to
"block" by default.


"Jonathan Kay [MVP]" > wrote in message
...
> Greetings Elaine,
>
> There has been an upsurge in some Messenger (that is .NET Messenger) spam
these past few
> months. You may not be aware that anyone can actually send you a message
through the .NET
> Messenger network without being on your contact list. For example, if you
right-click your
> Messenger icon, choose "Send an Instant Message", the Other tab, you can
actually type in a
> Passport e-mail address and send a message to them, without being on their
contact list.
>
> However, you can change this behavior, so that people will have to add
your to their contact
> lists before they can send you a message, open up the main Messenger
window, click Tools,
> then Options, then the Privacy tab, click 'All other users' (or 'All
users' in MSN Messenger
> 5) and then click the Block >> button.
> ____________________________________________
> Jonathan Kay
> Windows MVP, Messenger
> Associate Expert
> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
> Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com
>
>
> "Elaine F." > wrote in message
> ...
> > How do I stop unknown people from send me things for
> > there porno websites? I have tried blocking them using
> > there email addresses. But they keep changeing there
> > email address. But each time it is the same name. I get
> > at least 20 of this msn messages a day sometimes more.
> > Is there someway of blocking everyone but my friend? Or
> > do I have to quit using MSN messenger? Please email me
> > with a reply. I hope there is a way to stop this.
>
>

[Jonathan Kay [MVP]]

Hi,

Actually if you download MSN Messenger 5 today, it is.
____________________________________________
Jonathan Kay
Windows MVP, Messenger
Associate Expert
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com

"a" > wrote in message ...
> I didn't know about that. Great! Microsoft should set "All other users" to
> "block" by default.
>
>
> "Jonathan Kay [MVP]" > wrote in message
> ...
> > Greetings Elaine,
> >
> > There has been an upsurge in some Messenger (that is .NET Messenger) spam
> these past few
> > months. You may not be aware that anyone can actually send you a message
> through the .NET
> > Messenger network without being on your contact list. For example, if you
> right-click your
> > Messenger icon, choose "Send an Instant Message", the Other tab, you can
> actually type in a
> > Passport e-mail address and send a message to them, without being on their
> contact list.
> >
> > However, you can change this behavior, so that people will have to add
> your to their contact
> > lists before they can send you a message, open up the main Messenger
> window, click Tools,
> > then Options, then the Privacy tab, click 'All other users' (or 'All
> users' in MSN Messenger
> > 5) and then click the Block >> button.
> > ____________________________________________
> > Jonathan Kay
> > Windows MVP, Messenger
> > Associate Expert
> > http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
> > Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com
> >
> >
> > "Elaine F." > wrote in message
> > ...
> > > How do I stop unknown people from send me things for
> > > there porno websites? I have tried blocking them using
> > > there email addresses. But they keep changeing there
> > > email address. But each time it is the same name. I get
> > > at least 20 of this msn messages a day sometimes more.
> > > Is there someway of blocking everyone but my friend? Or
> > > do I have to quit using MSN messenger? Please email me
> > > with a reply. I hope there is a way to stop this.
> >
> >
>
>