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https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=335070

           Summary: Evolution Automatic Contacts Plugin not excluding
                    blocked users.
           Product: openSUSE 10.3
           Version: Final
          Platform: Other
        OS/Version: openSUSE 10.3
            Status: NEW
          Severity: Normal
          Priority: P5 - None
         Component: Evolution
        AssignedTo: bnc-team-evolution@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
        ReportedBy: bryeny@xxxxxxxxxxx
         QAContact: lakhil@xxxxxxxxxx
                CC: nat@xxxxxxxxxx
          Found By: Customer


The Evolution Automatic Contacts Plugin includes a feature to automatically
import buddies from your Instant Messaging accounts into the Evolution address
book.  This is a great feature, and I commend the author for this plugin.

One drawback.  AIM keeps blocked names in their list.  These blocks are
indicated by a 'blocked' icon.  Commonly, we block spammers coming to us over
instant messaging.  

Unfortunately, the Automatic Contacts plugin apparently does not recognize
blocked users on the list and imports them.  I have about 75 spammers now
listed in my Evolution address book.  :-)  I really don't think we want our
address books cluttered with spammer addresses.

The only way, currently, to avoid this is to remove those names from our list. 
But then that opens up spammers to come after us again.

The Automatic Contacts plugin does not have configurable options.  In the
spirit of freedom of choice, perhaps we can add a configurable option to allow
us to exclude blocked names.

*Note:  I've been told to redirect Evolution stuff to bugzilla.gnome.org, but
since this is a specific plugin written by Nat Friedman at Novell, I'm assuming
I'm filing in the right place here.


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