Re: Pop-up ads thru Messenger

From: Karl Levinson [x y] mvp (levinson_k_at_despammed.com)
Date: 07/01/03 

Date: Tue, 1 Jul 2003 11:18:52 -0400

Here is some more information and some free firewalls you might consider:

http://securityadmin.info/faq.htm#firewall
http://securityadmin.info/faq.htm#pop-ups
http://securityadmin.info/faq.htm#harden [if increasing your security is
important to you]

"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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