Re: pop up ads

From: ahl (ahlocks_at_LOSETHISBITbigpond.net.au)
Date: 08/10/03


Date: Sun, 10 Aug 2003 14:07:37 +1000


"Kevin Davisł" <zkevindavisz@cfl.rr.com> wrote in message
news:77ebjv4n6ivpovt1odd89ivkev2mcdolps@4ax.com...
> On Sat, 9 Aug 2003 15:44:07 +1000, "ahl"
> <ahlocks@LOSETHISBITbigpond.net.au> wrote:
>
> >Kevin,
> >
> >I thought the same thing.
> >
> >It appears that a lot of the posts are coming from Microsoft's support
> >newsgroup webpage. Tends to explain why the same questions are repeated
so
> >often and appear to becoming from the same or similar IPs.
> >
> >I'm guessing that the original posters are expecting an immediate answer,
> >a'la chat room style, and when it doesn't happen they try again or wander
> >off elsewhere.
>
> That's not it. They wouldn't be changing their posting name each time
> if it was.
>

Using the web interface, the IP address is the same for all the messages and
the poster has the opportunity to enter a different identity and e-mail
address every time.

Try this link and have a look (the link may word-wrap and break)

http://support.microsoft.com/newsgroups/default.aspx?NewsGroup=microsoft.public.windowsxp.security_admin&SLCID=US&ICP=GSS3&sd=GN&id=fh;en-us;newsgroups



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