洋涇浜隱私設置 Yahoo Instant Messenger is notorious for sending unsolicited commercial instant messages and from questionable sources.雅虎即時信使，是臭名昭著的發送不請自來的商業即時消息和從可疑的來源。 The yahoo instant messenger client doesn’t provide an way, last I checked, to stop such spams.雅虎即時通訊客戶端不提供一個方式，最後我查了，制止這類垃圾郵件。 However there is a way.不過有一種方法。

I use Gaim / Pidgin cross-platform instant messaging client which allows you to stop messages from strangers.我使用氣輔注塑/洋涇浜跨平台的即時通訊客戶端，從而可使您停止訊息來自陌生人的。

1. 1 。 Go to Tools (menu) -> Privacy去工具（菜單） -> “隱私
2. 2 。 In “Set privacy for” select your Yahoo account and then select “Allow only the users on my buddy list”.在“設置隱私為”選擇您的雅虎帳戶，然後選擇“只允許用戶在我的好友名單” 。 Click close.單擊關閉。
Now only your Yahoo buddies can contact you through your Yahoo instant messaging account.現在只有您的Yahoo朋友可以聯絡您，通過您的Yahoo的即時通訊帳戶。

The same facility is available for other accounts too.同樣的設施是供其他帳戶。 Unfortunately this nifty feature is not where I initially expected it to be - in Edit account settings.可惜這漂亮的特點是，並不是我最初的預期，這是-在修改帳戶設置。

BTW: Gaim / Pidgin is a full fledged instant messaging client which allows you to consolidate your Yahoo IM, MSN IM, ICQ, GTalk and many more instant messaging client in a single interface, highly recommended.的BTW ：氣輔注塑/洋涇浜是一個充分成熟的即時通訊客戶端，從而可使您鞏固您的Yahoo即時通訊，即時通訊的MSN ， ICQ的， gtalk和許多更多的即時通訊客戶端在一個單一的界面，強烈推薦。