instead of using messenger ...
http://messenger.yahoo.com/download.php .... have you ever heard of 3rd party chat clients for use on yahoo ? ... these chat programs are written by actual chat user ... mostly from Yahoo Chat Help:1 ... no ad banners / free / boot proof and loaded with options these free chats are more stable then messenger and rock ... currently Yazak chat has a special login feature to help you enter chat ... uncheck the anti bounce feature and click join room fast on it's change room page and you should enter chat quickly ... get it @
http://www.freecreed.com .... listed under yahoo pages / free boot proof chat on the menu bar