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  Shooting the Windows Messenger Service
Subject:   Messenger Service
Date:   2003-11-26 08:07:41
From:   anonymous2
A better way to do this on a home network is to enable the XP firewall (which is disabled by default why ?!?)


See http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/windowsxp/firewall.asp


This will protect you from most windows security problems. The messenger service being just one example.


Simon Willett

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