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- SLASH - 10-16-2002

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Windows Messenger is new spam vector

- HollywoodJewMoses - 10-16-2002

:burnfucker: that is eeeeeeeeevil

- Goatweed - 10-17-2002

and you thought AIM was bad!

- fbd - 10-17-2002

people use windows messenger?

- Hybrid - 10-17-2002

no

- HollywoodJewMoses - 10-17-2002

someone tell FTL to uninstall Windows Messenger from himself

- Hybrid - 10-17-2002

winner

- PollyannaFlower46 - 10-17-2002

I just got a new computer and keep getting messages even when I'm not online...wtf is that?

- Buttmunch - 10-17-2002

Slash is dreamy.

- SLASH - 10-17-2002

Buttmunch has 6 links to <!-- w --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.overthelimit.com">http://www.overthelimit.com</a><!-- w --> in his signature :disappointed:

- Buttmunch - 10-17-2002

See!!

The dreaminess is unstoppable.

- Sloatsburgh - 10-17-2002

Quote:I just got a new computer and keep getting messages even when I'm not online...wtf is that?

Get Adaware. Sounds like you might have GMT or something even more annoying.

- Ronin - 10-17-2002

Cool, now i could introduce my product! I wrote this at work when I was bored. It automates the net send on NT. With my version, you can turn off the messenging so you don't receive any. Plus you can send it repeated times. Plus, it has a CC and BCC options. It is very nice. :-)

I actually got it on download.com but the link on there is old. This is the new version. No install. Just put it on your hard drive, and run the simple executable. Don't worry, i am not intelligent enough to write viruses.

Download.com article
The Messenger

- Cunk - 10-17-2002

Step 1: Get yerself a firewall.

Step 2: Disable the messenger service.

Step 3: Get drunk on Tullamore Dew.

- Ronin - 10-19-2002

if you just want to turn off the messenger, just type "net stop messenger" on the command line. Just thought I would write that out there for the computer impaired people.

- Rookie - 10-19-2002

I think those same computer impaired people would say, "Where is the command line?" :burnfucker:

- Ronin - 10-19-2002

ehhh, let'em struggle.. they deserve to be slammed with messages..

- FollowThisLogic - 10-27-2002

Quote:if you just want to turn off the messenger, just type "net stop messenger" on the command line. Just thought I would write that out there for the computer impaired people.
Yeah, this is right on the money - although you probably want to visit Services in the Administrative Tools and set the Messenger service to Manual or Disabled, so it won't start back up when you reboot.

When they said "Windows Messenger" in the article, they misspoke. "Windows Messenger" is that stupid MSN client that comes with XP. The "Messenger Service" is what they were talking about. This service is only useful in a corporate network, so the administrator can send out mass messages to users....... on a home system, you don't need it to be running.

- FNMoron - 10-27-2002

whoa... what a bunch of geeks Rolleyes

- FollowThisLogic - 10-28-2002

Quote:whoa... what a bunch of geeks Rolleyes
Quote:Über Geek Zone
Duh. :moonie: