Helpful Hints Instructions For Yahoo and Clients

Setting up Ytunnel

Webcam

Enable webcam privacy.

Pass all webcam view request to Yahoo Messenger.

Always block requests from anonymous users.

Block peer to peer requests for webcam viewing.

A lot of boots are sent as webcam invites or

requests to view your webcam if you have one.

A hacker can also obtain your ip number from a

peer to peer webcam invite.

I previously covered the dangers of using a webcam

in the yahoo pages.

Connection Settings

Don't use the alternate connection settings.

Using these will open ports on your computer that

are usually closed and make you more vunarable

to a hacker's attack.

Leave the port configuration as set in the default and

shown here.

I have used the alternate voice connection method

when having trouble with voice breaking up this

does help occasionally with sound problems.

I have also found using this option if you are booted

from the room and go back with another name

both the name you are now using and the previous

name you were using in the room will both have

voice enabled. Not much fun when you try talking

or playing music over voice afterwards unless you

can come back with the other name as well and

turn the voice off.

Diagnostics

I log all Ytunnel events as these can be of help

sometimes in determining what was the cause of the

trouble or conflict error message.

Not much use to the inexperienced though.

This is the default setting in Ytunnel and can be

changed to your preferences.

Y!Chat Bridge

This option allows you to connect to yahoo using

the Ychat server.

The name you connect with is the only name you

will be able to enter the chat room using and you

will not be able to login as invisible.

I personally do not use this option and rather use

a yahoo client instead if I find I am being booted

from messenger.

This option does help with some boots but will not

prevent you from being disconnected or being

voice booted.

Use it if you are having trouble and have no other

alternative chat client.

Ytunnel Stored Messages

You can open your stored message when you

recieve them from the right hand corner of the task

bar this is a green icon as seen here in the left corner

of the image clicking the icon will open the veiwer.

To place the sender into your iggy bin click Ignore.

To delete the message click Delete.

To reply to the message click Reply this will open

a private message box.

To view the profile of the sender click View Profile.

Click Clean to remove all messages in the stored

message viewer.

This is the last page for setting up of Ytunnel hope you have found the information contained here useful and not to hard to follow. On the following page's I have included some helpful hints that you may or may not find of use but is handy knowledge. Also I have added some information of how boot programs work and how the booters use them.

If you use the Ymlite chat client I have included some instructions for its use here.

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