how do ppl that are not on my messenger im me? when im not in a chat room?
98331
Any one can send you a message irrespective of you being at Chat room or not only thing required is your id.\nFor sending a msg to anyone just choose send msg by id and enter that id.\nIt just flow sleek to the right place :).
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Sign in to your Yahoo Messenger.  If you want to chat to any of your contacts listed in the contact list, just click on their name if they are on line.  Once you click on their name, another window will be opened and you can start chatting with him.  If you want to do voice chat, please select the option of yahoo chat from that window.\n\nHowever, if you want to chat with some other people, who is not in your contact list, please follow these steps:\n\n1)  Click on the Messenger on the top of the Messenger window.\n2)  Click of yahoo chat.\n3)  Click on join room.\n4)  Another window aill appear showing the chat rooms\n     available.\n5)  Click on the topic of chat room.\n6)  List of people in that chat room will appear.\n7)  Click on the name of the person with whom you would\n     like to chat.\n8) If that person responds positively, you cn start chat with him/\n    her.
59437
If he im'd you he already has your name/id. But you can look in your messenger archives for his message, and reply to it from there.
74894
Someone may be hacking into your computer, possibly via Yahoo Messenger.  First, I would update my antivirus software and do a full system scan the then to the same thing for spyware.  I would make sure that you have firewall software.  I personally use Zonealarm Security Suite which has an antivirus program, IM security software, antispyware and spam filtering.\n\nIf you use IM software, set the software to reject any message from people not on your buddy list.
314994
1.try yahoo public chat\n2.Use other messengers like ICQ,MIRC etc..
74163
First get an IM provider. Next launch it, sign in, and double click on your buddy/friend/etc. A window should come up. Type your message and click send. If they're online (your friend list should tell you that) they'll get it and respond if they want. If they don't they don't want to talk or didn't get for whatever reason.
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someone is coming online in ur yahoo messenger \nor in icQ
762673
"private message" me... usually in a chat room where there are public messages, but you can send private messages to specific individuals.  different from im me... which is "instant message" me.  i.e.  yahoo im, aol im, msn im.
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I am assuming that you're talking about the yahoo messenger.\n\nIt could be that you've your friends in the ignore list or reported as spam , hence you will not be able to add them. If this is the case then you wouldn't be able to invite others ; some error would show up.\n\nThere's another possibility (only if you can successfully add ppl as your friend but they just don't show up in the list ) that you've unchecked the option -  "Show offline contacts" . In this case only the online friends would show up. This can be undone as follows :\n\nY!Messenger -- > Contacts ---> Check the option - "Show Offline Contacts".\n\nLastly, you might have checked the option "Show Address Book" instead of "Show Messenger List" in the contact tab fo yahoo messenger. This can be corrected as follows :\n\nY!Messenger -- > Contacts ---> Check the option - "Show Messenger List".
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Try to send them an IM. If it goes through, then it's a real screen name. If it says user not available, then it's not.
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There isnt, unfortunately.  But you can go to your preferences in IM and determine who is allowed to see you when online.
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make sure, u dont ignore everyone, open ur main window in Yahoo messenger, click messenger-preference-ignore list- choose only ignore the people below. Then if u cant see ur Yahoo chat, open in messenger again-click connection-choose no proxies. apply-ok.
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If you are using messenger programs, maybe one of your contacts have logged in. You cannot see other IDs that are not in your contacts. You can only see your friends when they are online of offline.\n\nYahoo! and other mail programs are always strict on other people's IDs and privacy. They WILL NEVER show you a time where people would log in or out.\n\nYour issue is on messenger. You contacts are logging in and out.
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ummm just go to yahoo chat and talk to some random person there.  u will have like 80 ppl on ur list that u never talk to in no time!  now go find those freaks!
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Just send them another invitation to join your IM.  Just explain you accidentally deleted them.
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u cant add them until u have their id \n\n\nu can only meet them in chat rooms
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Sounds like somebody is sending you an IM boot.  Normally if you close your IM's (change the settings to accept them only from people on your friends list) the problem will stop.