Re: Win XP firewall - automatic appearance of open ports for 'msmsgs' service

From: Lanwench [MVP - Exchange] (lanwench_at_heybuddy.donotsendme.unsolicitedmail.atyahoo.com)
Date: 10/27/03 

Date: Mon, 27 Oct 2003 10:18:20 -0500

Msmgs is Microsoft Messenger (instant messaging). In msconfig you should be
able to disable it from starting up.
Re configuring the XP firewall - I haven't used it much, so I'm not sure
what you'd do there.

Yuri wrote:
> PLease help me to solve this problem.
>
> I am running Windows XP professional with enabled Win XP
> firewal over the DSL connection (on LAN card). However,
> each time 'msmsgs' service appear automatically there with
> different TCP and UDP every time, even after I uncheck
> them or delete. I do not want these services and these
> open ports on my firewall. As I understand, this 'msmsgs'
> relates to Ms Exchage Server (maybe I am wrong?), but I do
> not run this Server, or any other one.
>
> How I can disable this automatic appearance of 'msmsgs'
> TCP and UDP open ports in my Win XP firewall?
>
> Thank you in advance.
>
> Yuri

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