Yahoo! Messenger for PC

Yahoo Messanger allows you to exchange instant messages and PC-to-PC voice calls with your online friends. If you subscribe to the Phone In or Phone Out premium services, you can also use Messenger to make or receive calls from regular telephones.

You must be a registered Yahoo! user in order to use Yahoo! Messenger. Yahoo! Messenger establishes a connection to the Internet when it is active -- much like a browser does -- in order for communications to be received and transmitted.

Conversation History, Access, and Search

• You may now archive Yahoo! instant messages along with Yahoo! Mail messages and search them together (in addition to Voice Mail, SMS, call history, and more).
• For users that have elected to archive their messages, Yahoo! Messenger will now archive messages on Yahoo! servers to establish and maintain this archive.
• Messages stored on Yahoo! servers in this manner are accessible from any computer system or device able to use the latest versions of Yahoo! Messenger for PC.
• You can view your Yahoo! Messenger conversation history and Yahoo! Mail archive (if they are tied to the same user ID) on Messenger through “Conversation History” in your settings.
• You can turn off this feature for instant messages at any time by selecting “Do not keep a record of my conversations”.
• Please be aware that even if you choose not to save your message history, users with whom you communicate may opt to use the functionality available in their version of Messenger to save the communications and your conversations may be saved on Yahoo! servers, just like email.
• You can delete your archived messages by selecting the message, and clicking on the “Delete” button. However, this does not delete any of your conversations saved by other users.
• Yahoo! may analyze instant messages you elect to archive in order to provide personally relevant product features, content, and advertising, and spam and malware detection.
• Messenger automatically identifies phone numbers and email addresses included in messages so you can quickly save them to your Yahoo! Address Book or take other actions, such as sending an email. This is a function carried out by the Messenger client on your computer and is not done by Yahoo! servers.
• Messenger gives you the opportunity to report instant messages you receive as spam. If you choose to report spam, Yahoo! will be sent information about the conversation including the Yahoo! ID of the member being reported, text of the conversation, and your Yahoo! ID.
• By using Messenger, you may choose to make some of your personal information public or you may choose to share some of your personal information with others.
• If you post personal information online that is accessible to the public, you may receive unsolicited messages from other parties in return.
• Messenger sometimes uses a peer-to-peer connection during its operation, including times when you may be using it for instant messaging (text conversations), file sharing, PC-to-PC calling and webcam streaming. Peer-to-peer means that your computer connects directly to the other user's computer in the conversation without needing to go through Yahoo! servers. As such, your IP address is available to users you share a peer-to-peer connection with.
• You can edit your Messenger settings and preferences through the Messenger menu.
• You can delete your archived messages by selecting the message, and clicking on the “Delete” button. However, this does not delete any of your conversations saved by other users.