Re: Messenger service spam (was: Pop Up AD)

From: Leonid Chudakov (chudakov@netzero.com)
Date: 12/27/02 

From: chudakov@netzero.com (Leonid Chudakov)
Date: 27 Dec 2002 06:47:03 -0800

Hi,

Check our application protecting from the Messenger Service (annoying Net
Send popups) SPAM without disabling messenger service -
http://www.klarisoft.com
Messenger Service Spam Filter processes Net Send messages and shows/hides
messages based on the user defined keywords and rules. 

--
Leonid Chudakov
chudakov@klarisoft.com
Thor Kottelin <thor@anta.net> wrote in message news:<3E00475A.BA34A8E9@anta.net>...
> Hank Missenheim_Jr wrote:
> > 
> > Aren't those pop-ups coming from the access provider?  I would assume
> > someone would need admin privileges on the network to send those?
> 
> All the spammer needs is access to your NetBT ports. You shouldn't allow the
> general Internet access to those ports. You're responsible for setting such
> privileges on the systems you administrate.
> 
> This question has nothing to do with MSN Messenger; follow-ups set.
> 
> Thor

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