Blocking a Contact

If you no longer want to receive instant messages from a specific contact, you can block the contact from directly sending you instant messages. When you block a contact, you appear to be offline to the person, who doesn’t know blocking is turned on. If another contact invites you and someone you blocked into a conversation, the blocked person can send you messages indirectly. Blocking a contact moves them from your Allow list to your Block list. Deleting a blocked contact from your Contacts list does not remove the block.

Block or Unblock a Contact

Select Tools, and then click Options.

In the left pane, click Privacy.

Select the contacts you want to block, and then click Block.

Select the contacts you don’t want to block, and then click Allow.

To find out which users have added you to their Contacts list, click View, and then click Close.

Click OK.

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Did You Know?

You can quickly block or unblock a contact. Right-click the contact, and then click Block contact or Unblock contact. You can also click the Block button during a conversation.

You can block a person not in your Contacts list. Click the Actions menu, and then click Send an instant message, type the person’s e-mail address in the results list box, click OK, and then click the Block button.

You can allow others to add you to their Contacts list without seeking your approval. Select Tools, click Options, click Privacy in the left pane, clear the Alert me when other people add me to their contact list check box, and then click OK.

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