Re: broadcast through firewall

From: Duane Arnold (notme_at_notme.com)
Date: 07/11/03 

Date: Fri, 11 Jul 2003 11:54:50 GMT

>
> Do any firewall can handle broadcast message ?
>

If you want to stop that on a NT, 2K, or XP machine, you would go to the
Messenger Service and disable it on the O/S, which can be located off of
Admin. Tool/Component Services.

If that is what you're talking about.

HTH

Duane :) 

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The protection of the machine is a process and not a given!

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