Hello Lisa B and other interested parties:

I took the response to your first query from www.komando.com  by gong to the
search feature at the bottom of the page and entering the words windows
messenger in the edit field. The responce  startsout with MSN messenger
service and works down to windows messenger. This site is a good resourse
for general computing  tips.

      Turning off instant messaging


      Q. I am running XP pro, and I have MSN Messenger on my computer. How
can I get rid of it? I do not use any instant messengers.


      A. MSN Messenger should be easy to remove. Click Start>>Control Panel.
Double-click Add or Remove Programs. Find MSN Messenger and click it once.
Click Change/Remove.

      If MSN Messenger is not in Add or Remove Programs, you may have
subscribed to MSN's service. Messenger is included. Messenger does not start
automatically, unless you open MSN. According to an MSN spokesman, you
cannot separate Messenger from the MSN service.

      However, you can use parental controls to keep Messenger from
starting. To do that, sign in to MSN. Then:
      -- Click Safety>>Parental Controls>>Set Parental Controls
      -- Click Add Member Account
      -- Follow instructions on creating a new account
      -- When finished, it returns you to the Set Parental Controls page
      -- Click the account name you created
      -- Set the parental controls to general
      -- Click accept.

      It is possible that you are confusing MSN Messenger with Windows
Messenger. The latter is very similar, and is built in to Windows XP.

      To open Windows Messenger, click Start>>All Programs. Or, click the
icon in the Notification area in the bottom right of the desktop.

      According to Microsoft, you cannot remove Windows Messenger. But you
can disable it. XP Home has a simple setting that allows you to turn off
Windows Messenger. In the open Windows Messenger window, click
Tools>>Options. Select the Preferences tab. Clear the box next to "Run
Windows Messenger when Windows starts."


Now for query 2:

I will give an explanation for allow and block lists. This is one of those
computer things that when you hear my response you will slap your forehead
and say I get it now!

Your allow list is the addresses or contacts you want to receive messages
from, examples are VICUG  list and hopefully me, smile. The blocked list are
addresses or contacts you do not want to hear from again. You should be able
to move contacts from one list to the other. The add button is used to add
to one of the lists after the contact is highlighted. The delete button will
remove the contact from the list.

When you download your mail from the server, Norton anti spam should compare
the addresses of the incoming mail to the allow list and when the address is
not on the allow list move it to the block list or to the deleted items
folder or spam folder.

Simmular spam controal programs call their lists; white & black, good guys &
bad guys, friends & enimies you get the idea.

Link to common asked questions about Norton anti spam program:
http://service1.symantec.com/SUPPORT/nip.nsf/docid/2003082910393536?OpenDocument&src=hot&prod=Norton%20AntiSpam&ver=2005&csm=no&seg=hho&tpre=

Look for the Link to Configuring the Allowed and Blocked lists in Norton
AntiSpam and Norton Internet Security on this page.

I am not a Norton user. All I know is what I look up and read on the
Internet.

Yes Lisa, you did get the correct list.

And Yes Lisa there is a Santa Clause.

From: "LisaP Briones" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, December 20, 2005 12:10 PM
Subject: 2 questions involving Norton 2006


: Hi everyone,
: I'm not sure if these questions are for this list or not, but I don't know
: where else to go for help with them.  So, please accept my apologies now
if
: they're not.
: Ok, I'm running Windows XP Home with Norton Security 2006.  Everything was
: fine until I got the Norton and that's why I think it may have something
to
: do with the problems.  Ever since I got it, I am now signed in and out of
: Windows Messenger at random.  My Windows messenger settings are not set
for
: that and I can't find how to change it anywhere in Norton.  I'm not used
to
: that having anything to do with the messengers.  Does anyone know how I
can
: stop this?
: My next question is about the anti spam part of Norton.  I'm familiar with
: message rules and routing messages to certain folders, but this is new to
: me.  Messages I want to see are being sent to this anti spam folder.  How
: can I stop this and how can I make the ones I want to go there, do that?
I
: looked in that section, but am confused with the allow list and the block
: list.  The block list has nothing in it and the allow list has the
addresses
: for some of the messages I want.  The choices I saw were delete and add,
but
: I'm not really sure what to do there.  If anyone can help me with either
of
: these two problems, I would be most grateful.  Thanks.
: Lisa P. Briones
: Email and MSN/Windows Messenger:
: [log in to unmask]
: AIM Screen Name: littlefoxblondie
: ICQ Nickname: (Lee)
: ICQ #: 251-228-572
: home Numbers: 916-773-1546
: 225-612-0214
: 510-3152311
: Voice Mail: 773-572-3071
:
:
: VICUG-L is the Visually Impaired Computer User Group List.
: To join or leave the list, send a message to
: [log in to unmask]  In the body of the message, simply type
: "subscribe vicug-l" or "unsubscribe vicug-l" without the quotations.
: VICUG-L is archived on the World Wide Web at
: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/vicug-l.html
:
:
:
: --
: No virus found in this incoming message.
: Checked by AVG Free Edition.
: Version: 7.1.371 / Virus Database: 267.14.1/207 - Release Date: 12/19/2005
:
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