Yahoo Messenger Please Help :)

mark40511 · 06-29-2008, 11:02 PM

I have one screen name on my Y messenger that constantly logs in and out every couple of min's. It only does it with one screen name. I uninstalled from add/remove, deleted folder from program. Fresh re install. Ran spy boy most updated/ anti virus most updated. Googled similar problems. Someone said it could be the "add a buddy" exploit and to go to www.m.yahoo.com/messenger and log on that way and you would be able to take care of it there, but based on those instructions, I saw no add buddy request notifications. Does anyone know what this could be. If I change my messenger settings to firewalled with no proxies. It stops it, but it doesn't let me go into any yahoo chat. I also changed my password thinking that might help. It doesn't look as if anyone has actually hacked into my mail or anything. So I dont know what else to do. Please help. Thanks

wmorri · 06-29-2008, 11:52 PM

I would recommend that you take a look at Pidgin, or Trillian. These are both multi-protocol IM programs that you can use. Check them both out and see what you like about either of them. You can go to chat rooms on them.

Cheers!

mark40511 · 07-01-2008, 01:05 PM

Thanks, there is no other solution?

wmorri · 07-01-2008, 06:27 PM

I don't know any other way. I never really used YIM anyways, but I do have a couple of friends on YIM.

Cheers!

06-29-2008, 11:02 PM	#1 (permalink)
mark40511 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 8 OS: xp sp2 home	Yahoo Messenger Please Help :) I have one screen name on my Y messenger that constantly logs in and out every couple of min's. It only does it with one screen name. I uninstalled from add/remove, deleted folder from program. Fresh re install. Ran spy boy most updated/ anti virus most updated. Googled similar problems. Someone said it could be the "add a buddy" exploit and to go to www.m.yahoo.com/messenger and log on that way and you would be able to take care of it there, but based on those instructions, I saw no add buddy request notifications. Does anyone know what this could be. If I change my messenger settings to firewalled with no proxies. It stops it, but it doesn't let me go into any yahoo chat. I also changed my password thinking that might help. It doesn't look as if anyone has actually hacked into my mail or anything. So I dont know what else to do. Please help. Thanks

06-29-2008, 11:52 PM	#2 (permalink)
wmorri HJT Trainee Join Date: May 2008 Location: NORTHERN New York Posts: 522 OS: Vista Basic SP1/Ubuntu 8.04/Fedora 9	Re: Yahoo Messenger Please Help :) I would recommend that you take a look at Pidgin, or Trillian. These are both multi-protocol IM programs that you can use. Check them both out and see what you like about either of them. You can go to chat rooms on them. Cheers! __________________ Linux Forever! Learning is doing, not being able to follow steps put forth by others.

07-01-2008, 01:05 PM	#3 (permalink)
mark40511 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 8 OS: xp sp2 home	Re: Yahoo Messenger Please Help :) Thanks, there is no other solution?

07-01-2008, 06:27 PM	#4 (permalink)
wmorri HJT Trainee Join Date: May 2008 Location: NORTHERN New York Posts: 522 OS: Vista Basic SP1/Ubuntu 8.04/Fedora 9	Re: Yahoo Messenger Please Help :) I don't know any other way. I never really used YIM anyways, but I do have a couple of friends on YIM. Cheers! __________________ Linux Forever! Learning is doing, not being able to follow steps put forth by others.