Re: popups

From: Tracy (ayerik_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 05/24/03 

Date: Sat, 24 May 2003 11:45:50 -0700

I've now got XP's firewall activated (my ISP said it had
to be inactivated, but I figured I'd try it anyways...).
I've got IE and windows messanger running, and haven't
gotten any pop-ups. (I usually do when I check my
hotmail, and have actually seen one blocked for
messanger).
>-----Original Message-----
>I just took it that, from my own personal experience,
>when most people speak of pop ups, they are talking
about
>Internet ads. Messenger service pop ups tend to look
like
>messages, just as their name suggests, and tend to be
>called 'messages'. But that is just from my personal
>experience. My solution was aimed at the possibility
that
>you are, indeed, referring to Internet ad pop ups
>launched through your current browser. If they are any
of
>the other 'pop ups' that Bruce has referred to, then my
>solution will do you little good.
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>Greetings --
>>
>> It might help if you were to tell us what specific
>type of pop-ups
>>you're seeing. Are these Internet pop-ups, Messenger
>Service pop-ups,
>>Instant Messenger pop-ups, or Adware pop-ups. The
>solutions vary.
>>
>>Bruce Chambers
>>
>>Help us help you:
>>http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
>>http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
>>----
>>You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't
>ever count on
>>having both at once. -- RAH
>>
>>
>>"Tom" <charpent@bellsouth.net> wrote in message
>>news:10eb01c321fa$6dd9d980$a001280a@phx.gbl...
>>> How can I stop these annoying popups without having to
>>> purchase a product that is not fully effective. I've
>>> tried several and none totally eliminate this
intrusive
>>> popup invasion.
>>
>>
>>.
>>
>.
>

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