This property page specifies the default settings on the Privacy options tab in the Messenger client for this user and overrides the information on the Privacy property page of the user's policy.
After you change information on the Privacy page, the user must log out and back in to the Messenger client to see the results.
Lock Button
The lock button indicates whether the privacy list is locked at the policy level.
If the privacy list is locked at the policy level, you cannot change it at the
user level. If you lock the privacy list at the user level, this user cannot
change his or her privacy list in the Messenger client.
Allowed
If <Everyone Else> displays in the Allowed list, all users except the
ones in the Blocked list can have conversations with this user. The users in
the Allowed list can also see the status of this user. You can add individual
users to this list by clicking the + button. To move a user to the Blocked list,
select the user, then click the right-arrow button. To remove a user from the
list, select the user, then click the remove button.
Blocked
Users in the Blocked list cannot have conversations with this user. They also
cannot see the status of this user. You can add individual users to this list
by clicking the + button. To move a user to the Allowed list, select the user,
then click the left-arrow button. To remove a user from the list, select the
user, then click the remove button.
Restore Default Settings
Click to clear any options you have changed and return to the default settings.