Re: POPUPS on AOL

From: Bruce Chambers (bchambers_at_nospamcableone.net)
Date: 03/26/04 

Date: Thu, 25 Mar 2004 20:27:20 -0700

Greetings --

    If you're using AOL, 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. This is because 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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"Jayson" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message 
news:1301c01c4122c$a7a89200$a501280a@phx.gbl...
>I have installed version 9.0 AOL on my computer and to
> use that I never really had to set up the internet
> connection on the actual computer. Therefore when I go
> into control panel Network Settings and try and turn on
> the Firewall I cant because I dont have that AOL
> connection set up in that folder but yet my AOL still
> works just fine. The only thing that I am really having
> troubles with is the Messenger service popups so I
> disabled that service now Im just wondering what I should
> do for a virus protection program? Please help!!!!

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