POP UPS

From: Mike (jmsmith32210@attbi.com)
Date: 03/06/03


From: "Mike" <jmsmith32210@attbi.com>
Date: Wed, 5 Mar 2003 17:20:12 -0800


Turn on the XP built-in firewall.
>-----Original Message-----
>Sirs,
> And it may sound strange to you but I have been on MSN
>for 25 Minutes and have gotten no popups...why? I have a
>cable modem and even when off popups come through. This
is
>way out of hand. Solicitation by several anti popup
>programs appear daily. I do not even know where most are
>coming from. I run Spy Guard and still no good results.
> Besides basic services from whom ever do we to buy
>hundreds of other progams too, to make us safe and free.
I
>am an old 70's beginner Tech. This stuff is way out of
>hand. And before asked yes I have a firewall but yes I
>allow cookies.
> Are they developing stuff to fix problems that were not
>there before they started sending stuff.
> Thamks,
> Dan Blodgette
> danb@AEMAIL4U.com
>.
>



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