AIM 6.1 allows you to customise the list of who you see online. It also allows you to manage who can send you IMs online. You must enable the Allow List in the AIM 6.1 software.

To adjust your settings:

1. Launch the AIM software, then sign on using your screen name and password.
2. Tap the F7 key or click the Edit menu to open it, then click Settings...
3. Click the Privacy tab.
4. Under Who can contact me:, choose either Allow only users on my Buddy List or Allow only the users below by clicking it. By choosing one of these options, you will be limiting who can IM your AIM screen name as well as removing your AIM Presence (the way others can see if you're online) from the web.

Notes: If you are online but invisible, then other users will see you as offline. This case is true both inside the client and on the web via AIM presence.
Please visit the AIM presence FAQ for additional infomation about AIM presence, including how to contact the AIM team if your availibility is being shown on the Web without your consent.