Re: popupmessages

From: Bruce Chambers (bchambers_at_nospam.cableone.net)
Date: 04/26/03 

Date: Sat, 26 Apr 2003 09:49:20 -0600

Greetings --

   AOL has deliberately made their software incompatible with WinXP's
firewall. AOL's proprietary connection applet is deliberately
designed to preclude your setting/adjusting any of its properties, to
include enabling/disabling WinXP's firewall, which is
connection-specific. This is normally of little consequence to most
AOL users, as all are protected from the real Internet behind AOL's
own firewall. Remember, AOL is _not_ an Internet Service Provider;
they're an On-Line Content Provider. Two very different things.

    Contact AOL's tech support for resolution of problems with (or
caused by) their product.

    You'll need to search the Internet for a firewall application
that's compatible with AOL. I believe ZoneAlarm is.

Bruce Chambers

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"Janis" <birdsville10@aol.com> wrote in message
news:013701c30976$85ca89a0$2f01280a@phx.gbl...
> Jupiter,
>
> Are you absolutely sure that WinXP firewall doesn't work
> with AOL?  Per your advice, I contacted AOL support and
> they said that all versions of windows works with AOL and
> that I would have to either contact my computer vendor or
> firewall provider.  (No help, but can't refuse free year
> of access.)
>
> I originally thought that maybe I had spyware on my
> computer, but the 3 pops in question only appear after I'm
> on line for about an hour or so.  (Next step will be
> investigating spyware programs).  Per ad, to 'supposedly'
> end future receipt of ad, click OK, but assume if I do,
> will then get spyware.  Is it possible I have spyware
> installed?
>
> Lastly, could you please further elaborate on your
> instructions for disabling messenger service.  When I
> installed the WinXP firewall, I followed MS instructions
> to go into Network Connections and disable from the
> properties box of the modem.  When I did this, it 'does'
> show in the description that both the modem & AOL are, in
> fact, firewalled, although this is not helping???  When I
> followyour instructions to go through control panel, it
> says that the Messenger Service is not related to Windows
> Messenging.  I guess I want to know what the difference
> between the two messenger services are, and if I follow
> your instructions, will I disable my virus alert & windows
> update programs running in system bar?
>
> Sorry so long, but I'm new to all this.
> Many thanks,
> Janis
>
> PS-Why don't these newsgroups have a archive search
> feature?  It's really difficult to search 850 pages page
> by page and this is only 1 support group!
>
> Jupiter writes:
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >Disable Messenger Service:
> >Start/Control Panel, click Administrative Tools, click
> Services.
> >Go down to "Messenger".
> >Right click "Messenger" and select Properties.
> >Then under Start-up select DISABLE
> >Click OK and follow prompts
> >
>

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