Yahoo Messenger Pains

I don't know if this forum is the proper place to post my question...
BUT.... I 'm being
bugged by the Yahoo Messenger pop ups for me to upgrade to their new version
7.5, or the Beta version 8. I'm running version 6 right now, and I'm pretty
happy with it. The last time this happened, I could not turn off the pop
ups and clicking on the "no thanks" button only works till the next time you
sign on. Why can't one just use a simple version of Yahoo Messenger, and
not "HAVE TO" upgrade all the time, with no choice in the matter. I really
have no use for all the "bells and whistles" that Yahoo pushes.

What are my choices? - Trillian?
Thanks,
Dan


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