Re: Porn on Windows Messenger

From: Bil Click (bclick@ntusa.com)
Date: 10/16/02 

From: "Bil Click" <bclick@ntusa.com>
Date: Wed, 16 Oct 2002 06:23:02 -0700

Thanks for the info. I don't care about using Windows
Messenger myself, but my 11 year old daughter does, and
signed herself up for a MS passport & started using WM.

Since seeing those solicitations, I turned it off.

>-----Original Message-----
>You can't do a NET SEND to an IP address, either--but
these characters have
>figured out a method that works--definitely worriesome
from the standpoint
>of virus/more malicious exploits.
>
>"Ned Flanders" <nedfla@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>news:#XiycFMdCHA.2544@tkmsftngp11...
>> Yes but "addressed to IP address." says to me it's the
Service, not the
>> Windows/MSN Messenger thing. AFAIK you *can't* send a
message to an IP
>> address using that piece of sh^W^W^W program.
>> 8^)
>>
>>
>> "Bill Sanderson" <bill_NoSpamSanderson@msn.com> wrote
in message
>> news:ODHaryIdCHA.2460@tkmsftngp09...
>> > I don't think so:
>> >
>> > "several of our children use this service"
>> >
>> > might be read various ways, but I think this is the
Instant Messaging
>app
>> > sometimes known as MSN Messenger, etc, rather than
the OS Service.
>> >
>> > "Ned Flanders" <nedfla@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>> > news:Oje1AwFdCHA.2556@tkmsftngp09...
>> > > Sounds like the Windows Messenger *service*, not
Windows Messenger
>> program
>> > > (chat-like client).
>> > > Try going to control panel | administrative tools
| services.
>> > > Select Messenger and stop the service. Then set
the startup type to
>> > either
>> > > manual or disabled. IMO this is not a service that
should even be
>> running
>> > > in a home LAN.
>> > >
>> > > "Bil Click" <bclick@ntusa.com> wrote in message
>> > > news:304101c2744d$467baf90$3aef2ecf@TKMSFTNGXA09...
>> > > > Not sure if this is right group - if not please
direct me.
>> > > >
>> > > > We have been getting pornographic solicitations
on WIndows
>> > > > Messenger every night for the last 3 nights,
addressed to
>> > > > IP address. I cannot find any reference to
avoiding or
>> > > > filtering this.
>> > > >
>> > > > Since several of our children use this service,
it is
>> > > > imperative it is stopped quickly. I hope
Microsoft has
>> > > > something solid in place to stop this.
>> > > >
>> > > > Thanks -
>> > > >
>> > > > Bil Click
>> > >
>> > >
>> >
>> >
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