Re: Messenger Service Pop-Ups

From: Bruce Chambers (bchambers_at_nospam.cableone.net)
Date: 08/22/03 

Date: Thu, 21 Aug 2003 21:57:37 -0600

Greetings --

   You'll either need to find a 3rd party firewall that is compatible
with AOL, or switch to a real ISP that is compatible with the real
Internet..

    AOL is an on-line content provider that ignores international
Internetworking standards in favor of its own proprietary products,
and has deliberately made its connection software incompatible with
both WinXP's built-in firewall and WinXP's Internet Connection Sharing
feature. AOL's proprietary connection applet is deliberately designed
to preclude your setting/adjusting any of its properties, to include
enabling/disabling WinXP's ICF and ICS.

Bruce Chambers 

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"Brian" <Badtodbn@aol.com> wrote in message
news:061201c36860$6ad44070$a601280a@phx.gbl...
> I tried installing XP service pack, but unable to either
> enable the firewall or it can still get me, still battling!
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >Is anyone else getting these annoying popups?? They occur
> >about 5-10 times per day, even with all browsers closed
> and
> >they refer you to a website like "www.MessageStop.net"
> >where they offer to stop their own popups (and all others)
> >for a one time fee of $9.95.
> >Any ideas??
> >.
> >

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