XP Firewall wuz mess serv.

[juliemac57@hotmail.com (Julie Macfarlane)]

Software firewalls are just that. Software and vulnerable to attack. Though 
Black Ice (Monitors for attacks), McAffee and Microsoft have fire walls, the 
best is a hardware firewall.

I use the Linksys firewall router. It has 4 ports for other computers and is 
programmable via a browser.
Though I hate Compusa, this is a good product for the dollar:

http://www.compusa.com/products/product_info.asp?product_code=297248&pfp=BROWSE

Have fun

Julie Macfarlane
Menlo Park Research & Development
Internet Application Developer
www.menloparkrandd.com
www.montgomeryweb.org
Amsterdam NY





>From: Haygood <haygood@aemail4u.com>
>Reply-To: haygood@aemail4u.com
>To: "Tyler P." <ty@festf.org>, scirocco-l@scirocco.org
>Subject: RE: XP Firewall wuz mess serv.
>Date: Fri, 4 Apr 2003 21:44:02 -0800 (PST)
>
>Never bothered wit the firewall <he said sheepishly>.  Actually, I was 
>afraid it would interupt my gaming.  Maybe that's a myth.  Let's find out.  
>How do I use the XP firewall stuff?
>
>Hopefully my messenger service annoyance is over.  Thanks all!
>
>BH
>
>--- "Tyler P." <ty@festf.org> wrote:
> >I agree with Ray, this will work too.
> >
> >However, if these messenger things are getting in it would seem that your
> >firewall is not secure enough or you are not running it and it would be 
>far
> >more beneficial for you to simply secure your computer.  Besides, windows 
>xp
> >has a pretty effective firewall feature built right in that anybody on
> >broadband should utilize.
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: Ray Dowling [mailto:RayD@amfirst.org]
> >Sent: Friday, April 04, 2003 2:44 PM
> >To: haygood@aemail4u.com; scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> >Subject: RE: Messenger Service Pop-ups
> >
> >
> >
> >Right-click on my computer and hit "manage". Expand "services and
> >applications" then highlight "services". In the right pane find 
>"messenger"
> >and double-click it. Change startup type to "disabled" then click the 
>"stop"
> >button under service status.
> >
> >This is a "feature" of Windows that is meant for network administrators
> >(like me) but has no security. The spammers are just sending a message to
> >Windows and it happily displays it... No spyware or other software 
>required.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >From: Haygood [mailto:haygood@aemail4u.com]
> >Sent: Friday, April 04, 2003 4:28 PM
> >To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> >Subject: OT: Messenger Service Pop-ups
> >
> >
> >Hi all.  For the past few months I have been plagued by these stupid
> >"Messenger Service" windows that pop up.  Often, when I've been away from 
>my
> >computer for a couple of hours, I'll have to close 5 or 6 of them.   I 
>have
> >a pop-up blocker that blocks pop-ups in internet explorer, but it doesn't
> >catch these.  I have run ad-aware6, with it's updates, and that never 
>does
> >any good.  I have rebuilt the machine from scratch a couple of times, but
> >the windows keep coming back.  The "Messenger Service" windows don't show 
>up
> >in the task manager, and I haven't been able to relate them to any
> >particular processes.  Please help me get rid of these annoying things.
> >
> >The content of the window usually says something like: Message from 
>AEKJFNE
> >to XXXXXX:   You need a University Diploma! ....
> >
> >...or some other spam like that.
> >
> >I wish the assholes who create stuff like this would get a life and 
>realize
> >that it isn't morally right to knowingly annoy people just because you 
>can,
> >it suits your needs, or otherwise makes you happy.
> >
> >XP with all (I think) updates, cable modem.
> >
> >BH
> >
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