When ever i try to add a new contact member in my yahoo mesenger list it will give a response that yahoo messenger had taken more time than expected and u can check after some time inur list but then also its not reflecting in my yahoo list....
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for some reason, the service might be down. if not, try to check your firewall and configure it to allow all connections for yahoo messenger. Also, u could try a clean install of our yahoo messenger on your pc.. uninstall and install the latest version.\n\nbut i think its because of the service is down.. but however, good luck in trying my solutions.
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have you been replying back to your friend? sometimes a lack of communication can lead to this.  send an email to your friend to see what's up.\n\n(btw, i believe there is an other topic for friend issues. just for future reference)
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My first guess would be someone else knows your account name and password. Whenever they log on it will bump you off. Create a new account and see if the problem goes away. If it does then my answer is correct. Yahoogirl u full o crap! It happens all the time! I have done it myself!
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uninstall messenger.. yahoo can be yahell so.. redo it then  watch step by step how u customize it check settings and preferences.. some have just who is on the list set up in their list to see -if you share this comp with someone they may have done that..
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Try going into answers international for overseas links and try then posting the name in,alternatively try adding to your messenger list and see if you can add them as a contact.Good Luck.
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I've had the same problem with messenger in the past. It probably isn't anything you are doing wrong. More than likely all of yahoo messenger is messed up. Try contacting yahoo...there should be a troubleshooting site. I usually just either notify them or give up.
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It depends on what list of friends you are referring. I have a public  friends, professional friends and a private friends, I use different accounts on different services and in one case use a restricted yahoo group to maintain separate list. \n\nThis allows me to control and share information with the different groups based on interests and to protect my identify.\n\nBTW, I found that occasionally, someone sends a message via YA, but they have not turned on the option to receive messages, so more times than not, it looks like I am ignoring them, when it simply a matter that I can not contact them.
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they are still working on version 8.0 and its still beta, but btw the new version of 2 days ago is AWESOME!\nu need an invitation to download it.\ngo to ideas.live.com and go to messenger then sign up
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Yes today , i think yahoo server are too busy that's why not signing in messenger ...\nMay be wait and then try again ...
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Make sure the both of you are using the same yahoo. If they are using an older version that could be the problem. Hope that helps.\nAlso look under the help section on yahoo messenger that may have something there.
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Try looking back threw your privacy settings and go threw everything, also there are times that yahoo Msgr messes up and when I am talking with my friends it happens to me as well. \nIt really shouldn't have anything to do wither or not someone has the old Msgr or not. \ngood luck
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The mail filters are working differently for each email service. There is a possibility that you mail contains the words such as money, health, dollar, free, many yahoo mails are sent to bulk due to these words.\nI have the same problem but when i add a friends email address to my address book, it surpasses the filters, whatever it contains. So i advise you to add friends and tell your friends to add you too.\n\nhttp://360.yahoo.com/jcbroogley
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Had the same problem. It's from yahoo! Wait a week or so and the problem will be solved. In my case it did!
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Yahoo servers are having problems....please be patient...\nEveryone has problems either with Yahoo mail either with messenger...
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me either, can't figure out what's going on, i think that there is a problem with yahoo messenger all around!!
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Unfortunately, for many people this has been going on for longer than a week. They've said they're working on it (it's them, not you), but it can't help to remind them. Here's the feedback form for Yahoo! Profiles: http://add.yahoo.com/fast/help/us/md/cgi_feedback
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Hi Iam also having the same kind problem (slightly diff). \n\nLet me describe more eloboratley. I am using Y! Messenger 7.5 with voice. My OS is XP. \nWhen i log in & click on Messenger|Chat|Join a room, a window appears allowing us to enter a chat room. But when i click a room & click "Join", a message appears saying "This request was refused" & after some time a message appears saying "Joining into room took longer than expected. Please try again later". \nBut when i try again later even after so many days, the same set of messages appear. I am running firewall. But that does not hinder Y! Messenger.\nPlease help us!