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Anyone know why a contact would be added to your list that you didn't add? I'm thinking it may be a security glitch in 6.1 version of Instant Messenger.

Archived topic from Iceteks, old topic ID:2087, old post ID:17876

lol does anyone other then you have access to it?

Archived topic from Iceteks, old topic ID:2087, old post ID:17900

Two things I can think of offhand, but note that I haven't actually us3ed the real MSN Messenger in ages, so I dunno.

1) some kind of MessengerOutlookOE "Feature" that automatically adds outlook contacts to your buddy list

2) You [or someone else] is loading your messenger account elsewhere and new contacts added there got merged into your buddy list

Archived topic from Iceteks, old topic ID:2087, old post ID:17904

Yeah, especially if it stayed logged in, it could be someone else went and added a contact. Contacts are stored on the msn server so even if it was added on a different PC, it will still apear no matter where you are. Same goes with ICQ and probably every other messaging client.

Archived topic from Iceteks, old topic ID:2087, old post ID:17905

No one uses the pc but me. I have found out it appears to be a flaw in the program and this will happen, for some unknown reason. Go figure!

Archived topic from Iceteks, old topic ID:2087, old post ID:17907

i have not had this happen yet but there was a bad worm last month or so that came threw msn messager and that might be a version that was not patched for that worm or there is another worm?

i had trouble getting on msn or any other web site yesturday and some this morning and i have not tried the msn messager yet will in about an hour or so as i have to help my friend with his computer we still trying to get one of them working.



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