In messenger my contact are showing off line when they are clearly on line talking to me ????
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When you sign on to Yahoo you have many options listed as to how you want to appear to others.  Maybe your contacts are talking with you but don't really want to get into a lot of conversations so they select "sign me on as invisible"; that way they don't have to talk unless they want to.
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What IM service are you using and do you have a firewall?  Did this suddenly start happening?  Important info.  IF you have a firewall program it maybe blocking it.  If you updated or installed a new IM program you may have to reset-up the profile.  Also, if you have a internet filter program (like Cybersitter)it maybe blocking it.  Let us know and we can help further.
812149
No, rather its a bug of Yahoo Messenger.\nTo prevent this you may follow this easy tip,\nAdd yourself on your friend list, and before logging out, change your status to Invisible to everyone. And wait untill you see yourself to be offline.
630405
they may also have their "online" status masked. That's something that your messenger won't be able to see or update.
45419
If the text isnt showing when you each type to each other you need to check and see if your PMs are turned off and if they are is that person on your list. If thats not the problem try deleting and redownloading Yahoo. I recommend you do that every couple of months anyway because Yahoo is odd sometimes and errors occur. Deleting and redownloading helps fix the problems without having to go through a bunch of other junk that may or may not help.
763692
you might want to reinstall the messenger.. or go back to the previous version
2138
In Messenger, Contacts, View Profile, box pops up saying Yahoo ID, Paste thier Yahoo there, at least it worked on yours for this example, hehe! :) What I pasted was sugarbearg65 out of sugarbearg65@verizon.net.
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This is an inherint defect in Y! Messenger.\n\nSometimes even after I log out of Yahoo Messenger, my friends tell me that I was showing online and not replying.\n\nIt only around 30-45 minutes later that Y! Logs me out.\n\nIncase, I dont logout but simply disconnect the internet then I am online for God knows how long. \n\nI have been amused by this , but there is no solution , so one has to just bear it.\n\nBut I found a way around. Now, what I do is I change my status to invisible and then logout. 99% it logs out because I get the offline messages too from my friends.\n\nCya
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Hi there :)\n\nSadly you cant.   You can send them messages which will appear as offline messages to you, but they can be sitting behind their screen knowing who is online.  I dont like invisible.  Even when you do a search, you wont know if they are online or not until they go offline where you do get a so and so is offline box.  \n\nHugz\nscorpz
1011412
I think there is a way to save your IM conversations. You have to click something. If it's clicked everything is saved! If not nothing is!
1052508
This is because your instant messenger has a "dictionary" program embedded. That is, if a word shows up which is part of the dictionary's list of words, it will come up highlighted or underlined, and when you move your mouse over it, it will either show the meaning of the word, a thesaurus, or links to a dictionary or thesaurus. Depending on your IM program, however, you may not be able to disable it. The most recent of AIM and Trillian has these features embedded (change the preferences), but if you use ICQ or MSN or Yahoo!, it is most likely due to a third-party software.
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It appears you are being spammed thru messenger, this is NOT MSN Messenger but a service of Windows.  Turn it off, it is a security risk.  control panel - Administrative tools - services and then disable messenger.  It will not stop any instant messenger program.  Otherwise you are referring to a pop up from you browser in which you need to get a pop up blocker\n\nThat should be worth 10 points!!
633679
Yes, this is part of Yahoo's programing...not sure if it's the Yahoo messenger, or the toolbar....if you have the toolbar uninstall that to see it that gets rid of it first...
289561
Did you get a message that was forwarded via Yahoo Messenger that said something to that affect?  These are a popular form of a hoax 'If you do not send this to everyone in your contact list, your account will be terminated'  These also come out in the form of e-mails.  Don't fall for them, Yahoo is a major company, they would not resort to these methods to inform their customers of upcoming changes.
71987
Because they are jerks....\n\nOr more likely because they have incorrect contact information for you.  You should check your email that you have on file with them to see if they sent notification.  That is their preferred way.
543789
Do you want to prevent persons from contacting you through mail and instant messenger? Or do you want to allow people to contact you using these means? If it's the former, simply go to the "edit my profile" option on your Q&A page, read through the info and deselect the options that allow persons to communicate with you through these methods. If you want people to be able to get in touch with you through email or messenger, go to your Q&A page, click "edit my profile" and select those options permiting them to do so.\n\nIf you need more detailed assistance. Message me and I'll try to help.\n\nTake care.
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Typically the person who you are sending messages have blocked all incoming messages so that could be a reason.\n\nSometimes I can see people's messages but they cannot see mine in the chat room. Its called "Lost Cookie Syndrome". All you have to do is logout of Yahoo, re-login and enter the room.\n\nIf the same is happening in the Instant message, then you will have to re-install the messenger.\n\nThe last and final culprit is the Firewall. Do check your firewall administrator if you are in office. If you are using from your PC, then check the Firewall settings of XP.\n\n.:Fishie:.