Messenger Spam Pop-Ups

From: ihatemicrosoft (youevilpeople_at_diemicrosoftdie.com)
Date: 05/01/03 

Date: Thu, 1 May 2003 11:39:19 -0700

Does anyone know if Microsoft have any plans to plug the
hole that allows anyone with a modem to grab hold of my
pc by using the gaping hole in Microsoft's XP (most
commonly illustrated by huge amounts of spam pop-ups
being sent to your pc through an "open" port with Windows
Messenger even when messenger is closed and you don't
have email etc etc) ?
This is annoying beyond belief, and surely Microsoft are
liable/negligent if they don't fix it as soon as they
hear about it ?

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