How do I disable Yahoo messenger on my new Yahoo mail?

In the new Yahoo Mail, under Options - Messenger Options - Privacy, I have 'Block all users not in my contact list' selected. I only have 5 people in my contacts list and to the best of my knowledge none of them use Messenger. Despite this, when viewing...

I click sign out in the left hand pane of my mail page but every time navigate back, I'm signed back into messenger. The only "messenger options" I find have nothing to ...show more

When opening or accessing Yahoo Mail, Messenger automatically signs in. How do I disable this or, at least have it sign in as invisible?

Whenever I login to check my mail, it also signs me in to the built in messenger. I tried to click the "Sign Out of Messenger" but when I refresh the page, it signs me back ...show more

Do NOT want to use this feature...or even have it running in the background. Want it gone!

i am plagued by spammers, lonely hearts, and plain old fools asking me too add then msgr, when i'm just seriously just trying my read mail. I am now disabled using my left hand only, since my right is no longer working due nerve damage and I was righthanded...

How do I stop getting the useless and bothersome messages saying I've got yahoo mail? Previous answers have said to change settings thru the yahoo toolbar but I do not have one on my browsers nor find one in either messenger or yahoo mail. I need messenger...