"L. Michael Roberts" <L_Michael_Roberts@NoSpamThanks.net> wrote in message
news:mmRLc.36655$vO1.170986@nnrp1.uunet.ca...

<religious groups trimmed on the basis that since they spam us with
their religious beliefs, the don't deserve to have a spam free 'puter>

Another spammer is at
www.trafficmp.com and they hide their business address and keep all of

their

e-mail addresses well hidden, probably so they don't get a taste of

their

own medicine . . .

It really pisses me off how these GD b------s interrupt and take control

of

your computer . . . and make you spend more $$$ to buy more software to

fix

the things they screw up.

Download Mozilla or Firefox as your browser from www.mozilla.org. They
are free, open source [non Micro$soft] browsers that have pop-up
blocking built right in [you do have to turn it on in the options].
Firefox is very lightweight and fast yet is a full featured browser with
tabbed browsing - a wonderful feature that M$ is sure to copy and claim
to have "innovated" in a future version of Internet Exploder.
Go to www.grc.com. Scroll down the page and you can find three
freeware programs for download and installation. They disable UPnP,
DCOM and WinMessanger. Those are usually left turned on by default on
an installation and are the major route for pop-up spams and other net
annoyances.
Finally, install a freeware firewall that actually works - the built in
"firewall" in XP is like swiss cheese. Visit
http://www.zonelabs.com/m/security3.html and download the last one on
the list that is free for personal use.
Using the Mozilla browser, with the 3 unnecessary services suppressed,
and a firewall installed, you should have a more peaceful and pleasant
experience on the net :)

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+==================== L. Michael Roberts ======================+
This represents my personal opinion and NOT Company policy
Goderich, Ont, Canada. To reply, post a request for my valid E-mail
"Life is a sexually transmitted, terminal, condition"

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Thanks for the info . . . I'll make time to follow your recommendations
early next week.
I sent unhappy emails to 6 of the 7 companies that intrude on my pc:
1) WalMart

2) Target

3) University of Phoenix online

4) Kennedy-Western University online

5) Bosley Hair Restoration

6) Select Quote Insurance

7) Vigel "intimacy" cream www.femaleadvantage.com

. . . and I may as well see what they have to say about themselves.

#5 hung up on me--twice--when I got on their website "chat window" and told
'em why I was boycotting 'em. Third time, their "chat window" said they
were busy.

#4 emailed me already, apologizing for the problem, saying they didn't
authorize the ad, and promised to look into it.

#7 looks like a scam run by the ad agency itself, and doesn't give any home
email addresses. Gives no information at all, actually . . .



I suspect that if enough folks told the companies who's stuff is advertised
this way how annoying it is instead of buying more software for a quick fix,
they'd stop it, or put some big money pressure on politicians to put an end
to the problem. I dunno if I have the patience to wait that long, though.

-Tock