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When it comes to chat and instant messaging (IM), the concern is usually who, rather than what or when. Spector Pro gives you the ability to block incoming and outgoing chat / IM communications with specific people, when the chat or messaging used is AOL/ICQ, Yahoo Messenger, Windows Live Messenger, or MySpace. When Spector Pro is configured to block a contact name, the user cannot tell a chat / IM was not sent. Spector Pro still records the data of the blocked conversation and you can still see it in the various chat / IM tabs in the Viewer (as long as recording for chat / IM is turned on).
Before turning on blocking, close all applications and log off all users to ensure that the new settings take effect immediately.
Fifteen-year-old Michael has struck up an instant messaging relationship with someone who you don't know and the conversations don't sound right. Your instincts tell you to put a stop to it, without arguing. Block the other person's contact name and the conversations will come to an end.
Twelve-year-old Oliver has been told over and over again to stop spending so much time "talking" to his new girlfriend. He spends every waking moment instant messaging her, even when he is supposed to be doing his homework. When the warnings aren't heeded, you can take steps to block her contact name, or his - or both.
You notice that fourteen-year-old Melissa is spending time in a chat room and you aren't happy with the subject matter. Block a contact name or block an entire Yahoo chat room so that she cannot access it.
NOTE: If you are NOT using a remote Viewer, the easiest way to block a contact is by using the Block Chat/IM button on the Chat/IM Activity or Top 10 Chat/IM view. This automatically creates the correct Block Chat/IM setting you need. Use Block Chat/IM Settings if you are using a remote Viewer, if Spector Pro is unable to retrieve the contact's account name from the event, or if the conversation has not yet occurred.
To block a Chat/IM contact while viewing activity:
Select the Chat/IM Activity view under All Recordings.
Select a conversation in the upper Events list where the person you are monitoring "Chatted With" the contact you wish to block.
Click Block Chat/IM on the toolbar.
A Block Access window appears for the program that was used. Verify that the contact (email address, sign-on name, etc.) is the one you wish to block. Click OK. Note that the contact's account does not necessarily have to be "in network" for the application being used. For example, a Yahoo contact can communicate with a Windows Live Messenger user.
Block Chat/IM Access in Settings is automatically enabled, and this account is added to the list of contact names to block.
To block a Chat/IM contact from Top 10:
Select the Chat/IM Activity view from under the Top 10 tab.
Find the "Chatted With" contact you wish to block and click the Block Chat/IM button for that contact. If the contact can be blocked, the button turns pink and is labelled "UnBlock Chat/IM."
Block Chat/IM Access in Settings is automatically enabled, and this account is added to the list of contact names to block.
To block a Chat/IM contact from Settings:
Open Settings and select the Block Chat / IM pane
Click to check Block Chat / IM Access.
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This box must be checked to activate the other options in this section.
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You can either create an include Block Contact Names list or an exclude Block Contact Names list. Click to make the appropriate selection:
Block contact names in list - Select this if you want to block only the specific contact names listed here. This is the default.
Allow access ONLY to contact names in list - Select this if you want to block all contact names, except for the names listed here.
Click Add. The Chat / IM blocking window opens.
Use the dropdown list to select the type of Chat/IM account or application being used for conversations. Even if the contact you wish to block is using a different type of Chat/IM, select the type of Chat/IM the local user logs in to.
AOL/ICQ - Select if the person you are monitoring uses AOL, AIM, AIM Express, Dead AIM, ICQ 2002, ICQ 2003 or ICQ Lite.
Enter the Screen Name of the contact you want to block. For ICQ, enter the User Identification Number (UIN).
Yahoo - Select if the person you are monitoring uses Yahoo Messenger, Yahoo Chat 2.0, or an online Yahoo chat room.
A Yahoo ID might be friend88; the ID of another contact participating in these Yahoo sessions might be a full email address, friend88@hotmail.com. To block access to a Yahoo Chat Room (available from Yahoo Messenger), enter the name of the Chat Room; for example: Gardening:6. You can get the name of Yahoo contacts and the Chat Rooms being used from the Chat/IM Activity view.
MSN - Select if the person you are monitoring uses MSN Messenger, Windows Live Messenger, or MSN Exchange Client.
Next to Email Address, enter the full email address of the contact you wish to block (or allow), such as friend88@hotmail.com or friend88@yahoo.com. Blocking an internal MSN Chat/IM contact is not supported.
MySpace - Select if the person you are monitoring uses MySpace Instant Message or Myspace Beta to chat with contacts.
Enter the Display Name and the User Profile ID you want to block. Both the Display Name and the numeric User-Profile ID appear in the Chatted with column in the Chat / IM Activity view.
Click OK to accept the information, or Cancel to reject it. The window closes and if the information was accepted, it is added to the Block Contacts list.
To delete an entry in the Block Contacts list, click to select it and then click Delete. A confirmation message appears asking if you want to delete the contact name. Click Yes to accept the deletion, and the entry is removed.
Repeat steps 3 through 5 for each contact name you want to add.
Click OK to save the changes you have made, or Cancel to discard them. The Settings window closes.
To block ALL chat / IM contact names (AOL / Yahoo / MSN only):
From the Block Chat / IM pane click Block Chat / IM Access.
Click Allow access ONLY to contact names in list.
Do not add any contact names to the list.
Click OK to save the changes you have made, or Cancel to discard them. The Settings window closes.
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review Blocking Internet Access.
