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Monday, Jan. 5, 2009 
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How to stop Skype spam
Skype is a video chat and instant messaging program. It lets you make free pc-to-pc video calls. It's a great program. I have a link to it on my site. Skype allows you to receive messages from any other Skype user. That includes spammers. Of course, they have to know your user name first. But spammers have a number of ways to get that. Skype spam doesn't usually come through video calls. Those are easy enough to ignore. You simply don't answer users you don't recognize. But the program's IM function is a different story. IM text appears immediately on your computer. There is no avoiding it. This kind of spam isn't as widespread as e-mail spam. And it's also not as dangerous. You aren't going to get malware-infected attachments. But spammers can include links in IM messages. These can lead to malicious Web sites. Watch out for these. You can shut the spammers down. Click here for my instructions!  Every day, Team Komando produces some of the best content you'll find anywhere on the Internet. Here is a sampling of what's new on our site today! • Video of the Day: Buying a real B-29 probably isn't possible. So, these guys built a huge model, four engines and all. Watch them fly it! • Cool Site of the Day: Always running or biking the same route gets old. So, give this site a try. It will help you develop new routes. • Digital Minute, on your radio: Motorola has launched a new $2,000 cell phone. What's so special about it? Tune in and find out for yourself! • Free Download of the Day: You can write quick reminders and notes. But using a word processor isn't the best tool to use.• Tip on the site: There's no reason to tweak Windows Vista's broadband connection. Vista sets the broadband speed automatically. See you tomorrow! Kim :) 
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I use Skype to video chat with my daughter in Alaska. We keep getting inappropriate messages from other users. These are usually advertising porn sites. This is very annoying. Can we eliminate this?
Spammers get more inventive every day. What a pain!
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Thanks for understanding that we need to prevent the nasties.