i've been getting the same thing.you can't reply to them,because
they block it,& even if you could,they don't understand
english.those who post this stuff are mostly illegal immigrant
russian prostitutes who work for the russian mafia,based out of
brighton beach,brooklyn.they are told what to type,& given lists of
people to contact,that is obtained from various clubs & groups.as
for yahoo policy-i-& numerous others-have complained repeatedly
about this,but yahoo's people have literally gone out of their way
to avoid taking action.word is that they're taking money from the
russians to look the other way.yahoo is the most corrupt,totally
money hungry outfit that i have seen.some of them would sell their
own mothers if the price was right.as for my age-i'm 45-but that
doesn't matter.this still violates federal law-trafficking of
pornography across state lines via the internet to sites that minors
have access to,but the people who do it are organized crime,&
couldn't care less.the way to stop it is to set your i.m. to friends
only-then only those on your friends list can get through-everyone
else will be blocked(spread the word on this).you can also contact
federal law enforcement(fbi)-they're well aware of the
problem.


--- In newyorkpowerclub@y..., mcistinks <no_reply@y...> wrote:


> "My prior message about this darn porn in IM was from another fan
club
> on Yahoo so I hope it doesn't start up here. It says on your IM
> message you have important offer etc that, of course, links to
some
> pay-per-call porno phone thing or other sleazy ad. It violates
Yahoo
> Term of Service. The sender is something simple like Brian6239
that
> looks like a typical club name. I delete fast so I'm not sure of
the
> return address. Had it twice this week. If you are under 18 - I'd
get
> mom or dad to contact the local prosecutor as the porno message
> sending to minors is a serious crime, not simple spam. I think
that's
> the only way to stop it."