Re: unwanted pop-ups

so..Microsoft puts a program on your computer (when you get windows
xp) that allows others to spam you without telling you anything about
it? Does this "message service" or whatever have a legit purpose?

Hi Chris,

Actually this service has existed since Windows NT (what Windows 2000 and XP are based on),
it's only been in the past 10 months or so, that it's been exploited.

The purpose of the service is to notify users on a network about problems (ex. a server being
turned off) -- however, since the Internet is just one large network, this can be exploited
on the public Internet (as it is today).
____________________________________________
Jonathan Kay
Windows MVP, Messenger
Associate Expert
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com

"chris" <psychic_wsus@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> so..Microsoft puts a program on your computer (when you get windows
> xp) that allows others to spam you without telling you anything about
> it? Does this "message service" or whatever have a legit purpose?