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Why do I have lists of conversations in my Yahoo folder when I never use this facility?

I have Yahoo mail and theres is a conversations folder which lists various names and conversations. As I never use it, why are they there, and how can I block them?

Update:

Thank you Waverlyw for your assistance. I have now signed out of Messenger :)

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  • 9 years ago
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    Hi Pinkie,

    One thing to note about the Conversations folder is that you don't actually have to respond to an instant message for it to appear in your history. Messages that were sent to you but that you never replied to will also appear there. In most cases, those types of messages are SPIM (SPAM for instant messaging). For information on SPIM and how best to handle it, please check out the following Yahoo! Messenger Help article:

    "Protecting yourself against SPAM/SPIM" (link below)

    If you don't use Messenger in Mail, you might also consider turning the feature "off" by signing out of it. If you're using the latest version of Mail, you can do this by following these steps:

    1. Within your Mail account, in the top-left corner of the page, click the word Hi followed by your Yahoo! ID.

    2. Select Sign out of Messenger from the menu.

    Your default status will now be "Offline" in Yahoo! Mail, and you will remain offline until you choose to sign in again.

    I hope this info helps! Please let us know either way!

  • 4 years ago

    you be responsive to, Vicki observed a similar factor; interestingly they're all basically what you pronounced--direct mail. She had direct mail, plus a ton of invitations from human beings from different international locations. I basically use classic Yahell digital mail, so i do no longer think of there is one in all those tab in my digital mail.

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