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	Reject Messages from an AIM User
	Accept Messages from an AIM User

The AIM® service lets you control who contacts you by letting you decline messages from specific AIM users while you are signed on to the AIM service.

Rejecting messages only rejects messages from a screen name during the current session. The person will be able to send messages again the next time you sign on.

To permanently reject messages from that user, you can use the AIM Express service on the PC to block users. The Block User feature adds the screen name to a permanent global Block List.

A rejected buddy will be displayed with an X next to their screen name in your Online Buddies or Offline Buddies list on the main AIM page. A blocked screen name will never be displayed as an Online Buddy on your phone.

NOTE:

At this time, you can only use the AIM Express service to change the "global" Block List. Any changes made using the AIM service on the desktop only apply to the personal computer it is installed on.

Reject Messages from an AIM User

To prevent a specific user from contacting you, you can reject messages from them. Select the user's screen name in the main AIM page, and then select Reject Msgs from the AIM menu. You'll be then asked to confirm that you want to reject messages from the selected screen name. After the user is rejected, an X appears next to their screen name in the main AIM page.

Accept Messages from an AIM User

To re-accept messages from a rejected user, select the user's screen name in the main AIM page. Then, select Accept Msgs from the AIM menu. You'll be asked to confirm that you want to begin accepting messages from this screen name. The screen name's status is updated in the main AIM page.

NOTE:

A rejected screen name is automatically re-accepted when you send them a new message.

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