Messages says an offline person is "Waiting for authorization"

Messages lists two people as "waiting for authorization". I never asked them to be buddies in Messages. One name I don't recognize and I think is a spammer.
I can delete them from Messages, but when I restart they are relisted in the same condition. How do I get rid of these annoying entries?
PS I have no Jabber accounts. Just Yahoo, iMessage, AIM and Bonjour.

Answered my own question. Opened Yahoo! Messenger on my iPhone, listed offline contacts, went to Show Profile for each person in question, and tapped the Delete button for the contact.

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