[dba-Tech] Re: Virus mail

Ya, the free method is to stop the messenger service on your machine.  Or,
if you need the messenger service, install Zone Alarm.  (Though I had stuff
like that get through Zone Alarm before, had to tweak the settings a bit.

Drew
----- Original Message -----
From: "Kathryn Bassett" <kathryn at bassett.net>
To: "Discussion of Hardware and Software issues"
<dba-tech at databaseadvisors.com>
Sent: Friday, October 24, 2003 10:48 PM
Subject: RE: [dba-Tech] Re: Virus mail


> Are there any free (or low cost) popup stoppers that will stop those
&^%*&^% Messenger popups? I get tons of those and they really are annoying.
*Especially* since 90% of them are advertising Messenger popup stoppers. Why
would I want to support someone who is doing the very thing I want
stopped!!!
>
> --
> Kathryn Rhinehart Bassett (Pasadena CA)
> "Genealogy is my bag" "GH is my soap"
> kathryn at bassett.net
> http://bassett.net
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
> > [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com]On Behalf Of Francisco H
> > Tapia
> > Sent: 24 Oct 2003 4:31:PM
> > To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues
> > Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Re: Virus mail
> >
> >
> > If in fact he is talking about the latter (IE popups from websites) then
> > a simple visit to www.endpopups.com will clean that problem up.  For
> > better results I recommend Firebird.
> >
> > Bryan Carbonnell wrote:
> >
> > > On 24 Oct 2003 at 11:08, Francisco H Tapia wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > >>Ruben you said it best "Linksys DSL router", keyword, ROUTER... most
> > >>if not all DSL routers have built in Firewalls in them.  You will
> > >>probably never see a Pop up (net send) message on you pc, even more so
> > >>if you are running Win95/98 because it's a diffrent messaging system
> > >>there.
> > >
> > >
> > > Depends on which type of pop up you are talking about.
> > >
> > > If you are talking about the Windows Messenger popups, then yes a
> > > router with a firewall should block it. If you are talking about Web
> > > popups, then firewalled router probably won't do a thing about them.
> > >
> > > --
> > > Bryan Carbonnell - carbonnb at sympatico.ca
> > > Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, because you are crunchy and
> > > taste good with ketchup.
> >
> > --
> > -Francisco
> >
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