How do I stop spam from yahoo chat?

How i stop strange messages in chat rooms?

• hi when i enter yahoo chat rooms i get some instant messages from people they actually not real maybe it work from a computer program or software I tried report it spam but it's id continuously changed and still get strange messages like this so anybody can help me to stop it pls?

• Answer:

  You can get an im from anyone, even if you never invited them onto your page. All they need is your e-address and they can find that most anywhere. When you get the message, look towards the top window for the red Ignore sign and click there. There's a box you need to fill, to mark that message as spam. What happens with that, is the person goes on your ignore list, which has very good blocking software, PLUS, it's marked as SPAM as another level of protection. Thing is, you must NOT EVER open the mail, ignore it, mark it as Spam and move on. Sometime they come from sites you visited, even if it was by mistake, so you have to be diligent and continue the process (ignoring them). Sooner or later, the messages will stop.