Re: Message Away

From: Vishal Mishra [MS] (vishalmi_at_online.microsoft.com)
Date: 07/26/03 

Date: Fri, 25 Jul 2003 19:42:30 -0700

You don't need a firewall to do this.
Check out 100s of responses on this and other newsgroups on how to stop the
messenger service on XP if thats what you are using. 

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"Robert W Mahoney" <Bobbevmahoney@cs.com> wrote in message
news:03b101c35311$8cc97bf0$a501280a@phx.gbl...
> How do I prevent the pop-up ad from www.Message Away.com
> from appearing on my PC without donation $30 to them?

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