Open Talk lets your Yahoo! Messenger friends instantly connect a PC call to your PC— without needing you to accept. Once connected, your friend will be able to hear all conversations and sounds near your PC. To set up one of your contacts with the new Open Talk feature, follow these instructions:

Click the Messenger menu at the top of your Messenger List.

Select "My Status."

Select "Open Talk."

In the text box that appears, type the words you wish to have displayed next to your name (Example: Call me now!)

Click OK.

You’ll see a warning screen appear confirming your decision.

If you want, check the "Do not show this warning again".

OK? If so, Click OK. :o)

When Open Talk is turned on, friends on your contact list will see a purple telephone icon and a link with the words "Open Talk" to the right of your name. When they click the link, they'll automatically be connected to your PC for PC-to-PC calling fun.

To turn Open Talk off, just follow steps 1 and 2 and choose any one of the other status messages available.