Shoutbox

About every 15 minutes, I get a new chat window with this information:

Hey ______(name in blank)
I would like to chat with you but I this is my friends msn.
You you can send me a msn chat request here nikki.mcneill793@hotmail.com
Hope we can chat

I have not clue why I am getting this, but it is really beginning to annoy me. It always comes from someone different. This last time was Jimmieeytsct@live.com. I have run a messenger virus scan and nothing was found. Any ideas?

its just spam. to block it:

quote:

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Originally posted by MeEtc
Tools > Options > Privacy
check the box "Only allow people on my allow list can see my status and send me messages"

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Is there a way to stop it without blocking? I ask this because I take online college courses and my classmembers need to contact me. I have given them my info, but I do not have theirs. Does that make sense?

This will only block people that are not on your contact list from sending messages. You will still be notified when a real person adds you to your contact list, and you can then add and speak to those people as normal.