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avoid bieng added to multichat
Some people just add me to a multiple chat without recieving some
confirmation message or warning... I HATE THAT... is there a way I can disable this?? I am sure it is a security risk -- Disclaimer: This info is given "as is". If you do not like the content or attitude of my posts, please put me on your ignore list or dont read my posts. -- |
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No there is no way of disabling it, nor is it a security risk. You choose
who to have on your contact list, and if you have people to add you to multi-person chats it's your fault =). --------------- Sean Bradford MSN Messenger & Windows Live Messenger Extraordinaire Website: http://messengermad.com Blog: http://spaces.msn.com/xxrebelseanxx |
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err... whatever you say...
Anyone here have a real answer? "There are always possibilities" -- Disclaimer: This info is given "as is". If you do not like the content or attitude of my posts, please put me on your ignore list or dont read my posts. -- "XxRebelSeanxX" wrote in message ... No there is no way of disabling it, nor is it a security risk. You choose who to have on your contact list, and if you have people to add you to multi-person chats it's your fault =). --------------- Sean Bradford MSN Messenger & Windows Live Messenger Extraordinaire Website: http://messengermad.com Blog: http://spaces.msn.com/xxrebelseanxx |
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John Jay Smith - wrote:
err... whatever you say... Anyone here have a real answer? That's the real answer. You have to deal with it, or tell them not to do it. If they continue to do so, remove them from your contact list. Regards Nigel -- www.myoldcontacts.com - Tell your friends to tell their friends www.sysadmininc.com - Consultancy, Service, Sales, Networking... www.british-expats.com - Connect with British Expats World Wide "I reject your reality and substitute it with my own" --Adam Savage. |
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avoid bieng added to multichat
Nigel Reed wrote:
That's the real answer. You have to deal with it, or tell them not to do it. If they continue to do so, remove them from your contact list. The real answer is - nope MS havn't thought that through. That fact that large conversations often cause my client to slow down and crash does make it a security risk (and I have a mid range system, if it can manage half life 2, it should be OK with an instant messenging program). Sometimes I don't want to be added to a conversation full of people I don't know (and may have even blocked). It is a problem - you remove someone from your list but then someone else adds you into a conversation with them- the first person now knows you've blocked them! Surley a better approach would be if I block/remove someone, then they are not able to see my online presence or recieve my messages - even if someone else invites me in with them. Marc |
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avoid bieng added to multichat
It appears that the only way to avoid being roped into group conversations
is to sign in as "appear offline", and hope that nobody who you're messaging invites you in...... Whilst multichat can have its uses, it can also be a big pain in the bum -- Jane, but not plain 64 bit enabled Batteries not included. Braincell on vacation. |
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Good I hope rebelsean reads your analysis... it covers just about all the
problems I was thinking of -- Disclaimer: This info is given "as is". If you do not like the content or attitude of my posts, please put me on your ignore list or dont read my posts. -- "Marc" wrote in message ... Nigel Reed wrote: That's the real answer. You have to deal with it, or tell them not to do it. If they continue to do so, remove them from your contact list. The real answer is - nope MS havn't thought that through. That fact that large conversations often cause my client to slow down and crash does make it a security risk (and I have a mid range system, if it can manage half life 2, it should be OK with an instant messenging program). Sometimes I don't want to be added to a conversation full of people I don't know (and may have even blocked). It is a problem - you remove someone from your list but then someone else adds you into a conversation with them- the first person now knows you've blocked them! Surley a better approach would be if I block/remove someone, then they are not able to see my online presence or recieve my messages - even if someone else invites me in with them. Marc |
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I guess that's what you get for having idiots on your contact list that
insist on having large conversations, just be a boring person and you don't get added "John Jay Smith" - wrote in message ... Good I hope rebelsean reads your analysis... it covers just about all the problems I was thinking of -- Disclaimer: This info is given "as is". If you do not like the content or attitude of my posts, please put me on your ignore list or dont read my posts. |
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I've been boring for years and I still get added!
-- Jonathan Kay Microsoft MVP - Windows Live Messenger/MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger Associate Expert http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/ Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com All posts unless otherwise specified are (c) 2006 Jonathan Kay. You *must* contact me for redistribution rights. -- "Chris" wrote in message ... I guess that's what you get for having idiots on your contact list that insist on having large conversations, just be a boring person and you don't get added "John Jay Smith" - wrote in message ... Good I hope rebelsean reads your analysis... it covers just about all the problems I was thinking of -- Disclaimer: This info is given "as is". If you do not like the content or attitude of my posts, please put me on your ignore list or dont read my posts. |
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avoid bieng added to multichat
Not necessarily, Sean. I've been added to a chat with a friend of a contact.
IOW, my contact was chatting with someone else, who wasn't on my contact list. I could chat with both of them then. However, my friend asked both her contact and me if it was OK to add me to the chat. And that's what should be done. When this happens, it's common courtesy to ask your chat partners, as well as the invitee if it's OK. Only then should someone be included into a multiple contacts chat. -- Nancy Ward Beta Butterfly MSN Messenger MVP "XxRebelSeanxX" wrote in message ... No there is no way of disabling it, nor is it a security risk. You choose who to have on your contact list, and if you have people to add you to multi-person chats it's your fault =). --------------- Sean Bradford MSN Messenger & Windows Live Messenger Extraordinaire Website: http://messengermad.com Blog: http://spaces.msn.com/xxrebelseanxx |
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See my reply to Sean, John.
-- Nancy Ward Beta Butterfly MSN Messenger MVP "John Jay Smith" - wrote in message ... err... whatever you say... Anyone here have a real answer? "There are always possibilities" -- Disclaimer: This info is given "as is". If you do not like the content or attitude of my posts, please put me on your ignore list or dont read my posts. -- "XxRebelSeanxX" wrote in message ... No there is no way of disabling it, nor is it a security risk. You choose who to have on your contact list, and if you have people to add you to multi-person chats it's your fault =). --------------- Sean Bradford MSN Messenger & Windows Live Messenger Extraordinaire Website: http://messengermad.com Blog: http://spaces.msn.com/xxrebelseanxx |
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your contacts must be boring too then
"Jonathan Kay [MVP]" wrote in message ... I've been boring for years and I still get added! -- Jonathan Kay Microsoft MVP - Windows Live Messenger/MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger Associate Expert http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/ Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com All posts unless otherwise specified are (c) 2006 Jonathan Kay. You *must* contact me for redistribution rights. -- "Chris" wrote in message ... I guess that's what you get for having idiots on your contact list that insist on having large conversations, just be a boring person and you don't get added "John Jay Smith" - wrote in message ... Good I hope rebelsean reads your analysis... it covers just about all the problems I was thinking of -- Disclaimer: This info is given "as is". If you do not like the content or attitude of my posts, please put me on your ignore list or dont read my posts. |
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Chris wrote:
your contacts must be boring too then FOAD Regards Nigel -- www.myoldcontacts.com - Tell your friends to tell their friends www.sysadmininc.com - Consultancy, Service, Sales, Networking... www.british-expats.com - Connect with British Expats World Wide "I reject your reality and substitute it with my own" --Adam Savage. |
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NLWard wrote:
Nancy Ward Beta Butterfly MSN Messenger MVP ^^^ Are congrats in order? Not noticed that before. It'll be nice for Jonathan to have an MVP friend to play with Regards Nigel -- www.myoldcontacts.com - Tell your friends to tell their friends www.sysadmininc.com - Consultancy, Service, Sales, Networking... www.british-expats.com - Connect with British Expats World Wide "I reject your reality and substitute it with my own" --Adam Savage. |
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avoid bieng added to multichat
No you are not, shush smart one ;p. 3
--------------- Sean Bradford MSN Messenger & Windows Live Messenger Extraordinaire Website: http://messengermad.com Blog: http://spaces.msn.com/xxrebelseanxx |
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