Q: Messages and Spam Yahoo Messenger Authorizations
Hi-
I use Apple Messages to collect up my Yahoo, AOL and Apple Messenger accounts under one client. As Mac users know, Yahoo no longer supports Messenger for the Mac and certain issues can cause problems for us Mac people.
One issue in particular is the number of Spam "Yahoo Authorizations" I receive in Apple Messages to my Yahoo Messenger account. Despite months of declining the requests in both Apple Messages and the web based Yahoo Messenger, the very same friend requests kept coming in. I was about to tell my Yahoo Messenger friends that I was signing off permanently when I came across a solution. Unfortunately it involves the use of a Windows PC but it did work.
1. Install the latest Yahoo Messenger on a Windows computer
2. Sign in to your Yahoo account on the Windows computer
3. Decline all of the Spam Yahoo Authorizations on the Windows computer
4. Quit out of the Yahoo Messenger on the Windows computer
5. Reopen Messages on your Mac and sign in to your Yahoo Account on the Mac.
6. Enjoy the lack of Spam pop ups!
From what I understand, this has something to do with Yahoo still supporting the Windows version and processing the declined authorizations.
Worked for me and I hope it works for you!
Mac Pro, OS X Yosemite (10.10.3)
Posted on May 12, 2015 9:08 AM