Re: MESSENGER SPAM

From: Mike Mulligan (mmulligan_at_invalid.net)
Date: 07/09/03


Date: Wed, 9 Jul 2003 16:50:18 -0400


Messenger spam has nothing to do with Windows Messenger, you fool. It has to
do with the messenger service. Instead of yelling at us, twice, (by posting
in caps) why not read the newsgroup first to see if anyone else has asked
this question?

Mike Mulligan

<RANTHONY2@HOUSTON.RR.COM> wrote in message
news:02fb01c344b7$d9352ab0$a301280a@phx.gbl...
> MICROSOFT HAS OPENED UP A PORTAL FOR ANYONE TO SEND SPAM
> AT ITS WORST!! I TRIED TO UNINSTALL AND TURN OFF WINDOWS
> MESSENGER AND STILL GET UNSOLICITED JUNK MESSAGES~~
>
> PLEASE ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM~~
>
> GET WINDOWS MESSENGER OFF MY MACHINE NOW
> AND KEEP IT OFF UNTIL IT IS FIXED!
> PLEASE!!
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> PL



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