Can't Add Contact To Allow List

I just installed Live Messenger 8.0 on my machine. I added a contact with a
Yahoo.com email address. If I click on that contact I get a message saying "
You cannot send a message to contacts because he or she is not
in your allow list." It is then followed by a like to "Add contact to Allow
List". Selecting the link brings up an hourglass that does not go away and
the contact is not added. Any suggestions.
Dave

Greetings Dave,

Usually signing out and then signing back in will fix these issues.

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"Brakeshoe" <> wrote in message
news:7279160C-2CE5-4F0A-AA94-...
>I just installed Live Messenger 8.0 on my machine. I added a contact with a
> Yahoo.com email address. If I click on that contact I get a message saying "
> You cannot send a message to contacts because he or she is not
> in your allow list." It is then followed by a like to "Add contact to Allow
> List". Selecting the link brings up an hourglass that does not go away and
> the contact is not added. Any suggestions.
> Dave

Jonathan:
I wish that it was that easy. Signing off does not help, nor did
uninstalling and reinstalling. Anyone have any other ideas?

Dave


"Jonathan Kay [MVP]" wrote:

> Greetings Dave,
>
> Usually signing out and then signing back in will fix these issues.
>
> --
> Jonathan Kay
> Microsoft MVP - Windows Live Messenger/MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger
> Associate Expert
> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
> Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com
> All posts unless otherwise specified are (c) 2006 Jonathan Kay.
> You *must* contact me for redistribution rights.
> --
>
> "Brakeshoe" <> wrote in message
> news:7279160C-2CE5-4F0A-AA94-...
> >I just installed Live Messenger 8.0 on my machine. I added a contact with a
> > Yahoo.com email address. If I click on that contact I get a message saying "
> > You cannot send a message to contacts because he or she is not
> > in your allow list." It is then followed by a like to "Add contact to Allow
> > List". Selecting the link brings up an hourglass that does not go away and
> > the contact is not added. Any suggestions.
> > Dave
>
>
>

I have the same problem. I did all the steps suggested and still nothing.

"Brakeshoe" wrote:

> Jonathan:
> I wish that it was that easy. Signing off does not help, nor did
> uninstalling and reinstalling. Anyone have any other ideas?
>
> Dave
>
>
> "Jonathan Kay [MVP]" wrote:
>
> > Greetings Dave,
> >
> > Usually signing out and then signing back in will fix these issues.
> >
> > --
> > Jonathan Kay
> > Microsoft MVP - Windows Live Messenger/MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger
> > Associate Expert
> > http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
> > Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com
> > All posts unless otherwise specified are (c) 2006 Jonathan Kay.
> > You *must* contact me for redistribution rights.
> > --
> >
> > "Brakeshoe" <> wrote in message
> > news:7279160C-2CE5-4F0A-AA94-...
> > >I just installed Live Messenger 8.0 on my machine. I added a contact with a
> > > Yahoo.com email address. If I click on that contact I get a message saying "
> > > You cannot send a message to contacts because he or she is not
> > > in your allow list." It is then followed by a like to "Add contact to Allow
> > > List". Selecting the link brings up an hourglass that does not go away and
> > > the contact is not added. Any suggestions.
> > > Dave
> >
> >
> >