[Jeff]

WOW! You've bundled a lot of questions in one message! I'll try to break it down.

quote:First thing i would like to check with you regarding my Yahoo instant messenger buddy list box. Under Login,View, Tools and Help, I realised sometimes certain portion right on top change the colours from white to yellow and blue. What happen?

I'm with Chewybear on this one... I'm not sure what problem you're trying to describe. Can you be a bit more descriptive?

quote:How to remove the name of people under peference in webcam? I realised i have removed and even blocked the person, but whenever i re-login, the names apppear again. How this person managed to do that by adding his own names under preference in webcam?

Are you referring to people seeing the "Always allow the following users to view my webcam" list in your webcam preferences? You've added some people at one time, and now you want to delete them? I've never used that feature... I always use "Always ask for my permission" which requires me to approve everyone who requests to view my webcam. You might try that option until we figure out a way to delete names permanently from your "allow" list.

quote:My friend told me is normal to have all those ****ing words, cause it's a filter, is it true?

That's right. That file is a filter list that cleans up what you see in chats or instant messages. So if someone tries to get vulgar with you (sending one of the words in that list), you won't have to see it. I don't think those are standard though (maybe Fanatic knows...nudge-nudge).

quote:I realisd another thing is when i chat with my friends, under Message Archive, there should be 2 persons conversation left behind but very strange, it only left mine, but my rest of my online friends chat with me have their message there except the one who is a Computer Engineer, why is it so?

You have message archiving turned on, right? It's off by default. And when you open a conversation that you had with a friend, you only see your side of the conversation? That's just plain spooky. It does display the two sides of the conversation in different colors... could there be a problem with your monitor? Or (this is a long shot) are you color blind? Just grasping for a possible explanation.

quote:Another thing is recently i have problems in Yahoo, whenever i chat half way, the connection disconnected by itself and couldn't get back for nearly 3 hrs or more!

Yahoo can be flakey sometimes, though 3 hours is unusual. I wouldn't worry about it unless it happens regularly.

As for the IP address issues, I wouldn't get to worried about it. Your IP address is almost certainly assigned dynamically by your ISP (and changes over time). The trouble is, if you're connecting to other people using instant messaging, they can find your IP. However, since you're using Zonealarm, you should be safe.

Your problems are many. You might consider uninstalling Yahoo Messenger, then download and reinstall the latest version. Sometimes that's the easiest way to clear up a multitude of troubles.

Jeff Hester aka "Mister BigBlueBall.com"