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FAQs:
Privacy
Features that
allow you to set Messenger for minimal intrusion
Can I let
people add me without approving each one?
You can set Messenger to require
authorisation when another user adds you to their contact
list. You will be sent a request for authorisation, and will
not appear on that person’s list until you have approved the
request.
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How can I
stop new messages opening new windows?
By default, new messages automatically
open up new conversation windows when you are online. However,
checking the ‘Queue Messages’ box (in the Messenger application
window) will hold them in the contact list until you manually
open them. You will then need to click on ‘Get next message’
in the conversation window to read the message.
NB: messages are always queued
when you are away, and normally queuing is turned off when
you go back online. However, if you had queuing turned on
before you went away, queuing will not be turned off when
you go back online.
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Can I make
myself available to a few top contacts but not to everyone
on my contact list?
The visibility options (visible
and hidden) allow you to display different presence states
to different contacts.
This is the instant messaging
equivalent to call screening. It’s useful if you have a small
number of contacts who always need to get in touch with you,
but sometimes wish to ‘screen out’ messages from other contacts.
You assign your top contacts
to a visibility list so that they can always see your true
status. You can then ‘hide’ (go ‘invisible’) from everyone
else (who see you as ‘offline’).
You can edit the visibility
list at any time by clicking on the 'View Visibility List'
button on the Messenger application window.
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What if I
don’t want anyone disturbing me for a while?
If you don’t want anyone to
try to contact you but do wish to remain online, set your
status to ‘away’ and type in an appropriate message.
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How can I
control who can see if I’m online?
You can choose to only display
your presence status to users on your contact list by clicking
on 'Settings' in the Messenger application window, choosing
'security', then 'Presence'. You can choose to show your status
to everyone or just those users on your contact list.
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Can I control
who can send me messages?
You can choose to allow only
users on your contact list to send you messages.
Click on 'Settings' in the
Messenger application window, choose 'security', then 'Messages'.
(NB: Don't forget to click
on SAVE!)
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