Re: Messenger Service on W2K server

From: Dwayne P. Shrum (dwayne@yougotus.com)
Date: 10/15/02 

From: "Dwayne P. Shrum" <dwayne@yougotus.com>
Date: Tue, 15 Oct 2002 13:39:37 -0700

I am, that is what I am trying to figure out, just how the
bugger works - tcp/udp port-wise. I have most all ports
blocked at one site but want to know without trial and
error just which ones it uses for other sites and
customers.

Dwayne

>-----Original Message-----
>They are professional spammers then.
>;-)
>
>As far as blocking the messenger service externally but
still use it
>internally, you'll need to be behind some sort of
firewall/proxy to do that
>I'm afraid.
>
>"Dwayne P. Shrum" <dwayne@yougotus.com> wrote in message
>news:2e8901c27474$fae1de10$2ae2c90a@phx.gbl...
>> I am doing some investigating and found that the 800-
304-
>> 7745 number requests a credit card or permission to bill
>> to a home phone and says it is UNV Telemessenging
>> Services. When I enter a wrong # for the credit card 3
>> times, I am prompted to call a customer service center
at
>> 888-792-9093.
>>
>> I briefly talked with a rep that answered the line. He
>> was very evasive and had to keep putting me on hold to
>> find out what he is permitted to tell me. He would only
>> say that he has no idea why the message is showing on
our
>> computers, that he doesn't know to UNV Telemessenging
>> Services is, and that his company's name is Boulevard
>> Media and that they perform chat services for many
>> companies.
>>
>> Dwayne
>>
>> >-----Original Message-----
>> >I have just received an unsolicited message on one of
my
>> >Windows 2000 Server - SP3, latest hotfixes, etc.,
through
>> >messenger service.
>> >
>> >Does anyone know how someone off-site (from the
Internet
>> >at large) is able to do this and how I can prevent it
>> >(what TCP/UDP IP ports need disabled at the firewall)
but
>> >still keep the service running for ligit use
internally?
>> >
>> >thanks in advance,
>> >Dwayne P. Shrum
>> >dwayne@yougotus.com
>> >
>
>
>.
>

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