User Privacy

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.