i keep getting blast group invites on ichat even when i'm buddylist only, even after i block EVERYone i still get cockeater1-90 sending me 30+ blast group invites at one time. it's very annoying. and my only escape is to quit and sign in here to ask my first question on this site cus it seems to be unanswered anywhere else on the internet. PLEASE tell me there's a way to get this to stop. thanks
Mac OS X (10.7.4)
HI,
Welcome to the Support Communities
I am taking this as you have an AIM valid Screen Name Logged in.
I had to look up Blast Groups.
It seems it is a "new" (don't know date) feature to AIM
It seems it works a bit like Google Groups where you set up Groups ON their web page and then access it it in different ways.
In this case AIM have allowed a AIM Login to to join the Group.
It seems the person setting up the group can add "Members"
This FAQ page seems to state if you know the Group name you can find it at AIM and Delete yourself (See bottom of page).
As it is a Groups it will tend to "Mask" the people in it so the Block thing will not work (It might if you could list thier name as the group + Screen Name)
How did they get your name ?
@mac.com and AIM registered names can use this page https://settings.aim.com/
Go to the Life Stream and Set the Privacy Setting there
Do the same in Privacy.
Double Check the email settings if it is an AIM account.
By Default your LifeStream is Public.
If you have an @Me.com name you cannot access this page.
(iChat 6 and Messages do a dual login to AIM and Me.com that then allows AIM to "See" the password which that site cannot do).
9:40 PM Tuesday; September 4, 2012
Please, if posting Logs, do not post any Log info after the line "Binary Images for iChat"
iMac 2.5Ghz 5i 2011 (Lion 10.7.2)
G4/1GhzDual MDD (Leopard 10.5.8)
MacBookPro 2Gb (Snow Leopard 10.6.8)
Mac OS X (10.6.8),
"Limit the Logs to the Bits above Binary Images." No, Seriously
they invite me to different groups every time so it doesn't matter if i block one, they will just send another. i think it's a wannabe "hacker" just spamming me that's getting my name from a chat room we mutually go to.
Hi
I would certainly go to the AIM Settings page and Login there and set the Privacy on the LifeStream and Privacy settings there.
7:23 PM Wednesday; September 5, 2012
Please, if posting Logs, do not post any Log info after the line "Binary Images for iChat"
iMac 2.5Ghz 5i 2011 (Lion 10.7.2)
G4/1GhzDual MDD (Leopard 10.5.8)
MacBookPro 2Gb (Snow Leopard 10.6.8)
Mac OS X (10.6.8),
"Limit the Logs to the Bits above Binary Images." No, Seriously
how to block blast group invites on ichat?
