Cable Pop Up Messages

From: johnny_b_good (johnbgood@happy.org)
Date: 12/30/02 

From: "johnny_b_good" <johnbgood@happy.org>
Date: Mon, 30 Dec 2002 06:53:11 -0800

You can either disable the Messenger Service within Win2K
to stop the SPAM, and / or (I recommend) get a firewall.
There are some good ones such as Sygate or Tiny Personal
Firewall. I have actually done both: disabled the service
and got a firewall (two firewalls, actually).

HTH

johnny

>-----Original Message-----
>I keep getting annoying pop up messages over Adelphia
>Powerlink Broadband connection. I have a 2 system network
>and getting ready to add a third.
>Is there any way to block these things. or do I need to
>get a port securing firewall and put it in place to lock
>out specific ports?
>Am looking for any information available here.
>.
>

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