Irritating pop-up messages

There are two cures to this problem, which isn't limited
to Windows XP.

Any Windows version that includes the Messenger service
(2000, XP, XP Pro, .NET (aka Whistler) or 95/98(SE) with
WinPopUp running) are vulerable to these pop-up messages.

The solution:
If you do not use Windows Messaging (this is different
than Instant Message programs, such as AIM or MS
Messenger), disable the Messenger Service under Services.

If you do use Windows Messaging: Install a router.

These pop-ups are the "latest and greatest" for internet
advertisers. With so many anti-pop-up programs available,
the advertising industry has been hard at work making
sure you get your daily dose of internet commercials.
With vitually every form of web/java based popups blocked
in one way or another, they "discovered" that the Windows
Messaging Service could be used to deliver ads to you in
the most annoying way possible. By disabling the
Messaging service you will see no more of these.
Likewise, by installing a router, you'll see these come
to an end as well.

Why? By disabling the Messenger service there is no way
to deliver pop-ups to your system. By adding a router,
you no longer have a public IP address (which is what the
advertisers feed to their end of the Messenger), but a
private IP address assigned by the router, which cannot
recieve these sorts of messages from outside the network
connected to the router, unless specifically allowed.

Pax,
Indigo

Indigo <> wrote:

> There are two cures to this problem, which isn't limited
> to Windows XP.
>
> Any Windows version that includes the Messenger service
> (2000, XP, XP Pro, .NET (aka Whistler) or 95/98(SE) with
> WinPopUp running) are vulerable to these pop-up messages.
>
> The solution:
> If you do not use Windows Messaging (this is different
> than Instant Message programs, such as AIM or MS
> Messenger), disable the Messenger Service under Services.
>
> If you do use Windows Messaging: Install a router.
>
> Why? By disabling the Messenger service there is no way
> to deliver pop-ups to your system. By adding a router,
> you no longer have a public IP address (which is what the
> advertisers feed to their end of the Messenger), but a
> private IP address assigned by the router, which cannot
> recieve these sorts of messages from outside the network
> connected to the router, unless specifically allowed.

Pax is right, on some level, but two solutions is incomplete.
Why buy a router or disable the messenger service when you could install a
firewall (freeware) or use the built in one to block outside (incoming)
traffic and get the same results PLUS fix other problems at the same time.
Pax might call that "Option 3". heh Disabling the messenger service only
patches ONE hole. Leaves the others open wide and blaring for use!

Advice on Popups and their elimination:

http://www.fracas.net/newsgroups/gen...ce.html#popups
or
http://tinyurl.com/el9s

You may want to look over the whole page.

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