Why am I receiving alerts and sounds?
To configure your alerts and sounds:
- Open the "Messenger" menu in Yahoo! Messenger and select "Preferences."
- Click the "Alerts & Sounds" category.
- Select an alert from the list. You can configure any of the following alerts and sounds in Yahoo! Messenger:
- A Messenger contact comes online
- A Messenger contact goes offline
- A Messenger contact buzzes me
- I receive an Instant Message or Text Message
- I receive a personals alert
- I receive email in Yahoo! Mail
- I receive a Yahoo! Calendar reminder
- Enable or disable the alert and sound options.
- Click the "OK" button at the bottom of the window.
Please Note: You can disable all sound alerts. Uncheck the "Enable alert sounds" option.
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