Msn Messenger Spam!

Is this new or what but recently I am getting a load of spam from contacts not on my list from MSN Messenger. I have now uninstalled it completely from my XP system but its a bugger since my real life friend uses it and he won't use any thing else but I anit useing a spece of rubbish!

Any help would be cool to stop the SPAM! Whats MS trying to prove, letting unkown people attacking others by its software.

Use trillian :D

Open MSN Messenger then open the settings, go tot he tab "privacy" (or something like that, depending on your language/version of Messenger)

Check the box "Only allow people on the allow-list to contact me"

Click OK :)