Allow chat services

To allow chat services, choose , click the Services tab and check Allow Chat Services:

Activate chat and allow chat invitations

Choose Window ▶ Chat Settings, set Chat Services to Activated and check Accept new invitations:

Disallow chat invitations

To temporarily disable chat invitations while retaining the ability to create and participate in chat sessions, choose Window ▶ Chat Settings and uncheck Accept new invitations:

• Leave chat services activated when not accepting chat invitations to make a record of chat invitations that were refused.

Disallow chat services

To turn off chat services completely, choose and uncheck Allow Chat Services on the Services tab:

• Turning off chat services prevents the "ChatServices" kernel, which manages chat connections, from starting.