Re: Pop-up ads thru Messenger

From: Jonathan Maltz [MS-MVP] (jm4498_at_msn.com)
Date: 07/01/03 

Date: Mon, 30 Jun 2003 21:55:44 -0400

You need a firewall. Check out www.sygate.com and www.zonealarm.com to look
for some security! Messenger spam in itself isn't harmful, but it's a sign
that your computer is open to possibly bad activity. Consider messenger
spam a forewarning 

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"Cal" <carnold46@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:0d6601c33f73$7f770000$a001280a@phx.gbl...
> I have Windows XP home and get my email using high speed
> cable and Outlook 6.  I am getting well over 100 ads a
> day via Messenger.  Can I just disable Messenger to stop
> this problem?

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