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  • 04-12-2002 8:29pm
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    BuffyBot
    Registered Users Posts: 24,924 ✭✭✭✭


    Just wondering if anyone else is getting a lot of these of late

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    Anyone know how to block them? I presume the senders are generating the I.P's now, because it's happened on different ISP's


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    #2
    Jak
    Registered Users Posts: 1,643 ✭✭✭Jak


    I've got them.

    Bloody annoying. I think they are through msn messenger but even when i have it shut down they can pop up. And they will cut through whatever app/game or whatever i am in.

    JAK.


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    Meh
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,295 ✭✭✭Meh


    Originally posted by Jak
    I think they are through msn messenger
    Windows "net send" messenger service (not the same). See here for instructions on how to turn it off.


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    #4
    Practical
    Registered Users Posts: 468 ✭✭Practical


    Just got it awhile ago ,
    thx meh for telling me how to disable net send


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    #5
    BuffyBot
    Registered Users Posts: 24,924 ✭✭✭✭BuffyBot


    Much appreciate the solution guys :)


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    #6
    sceptre
    Registered Users Posts: 19,608 ✭✭✭✭sceptre


    YahooNews writeup here. Growing problem as you might expect - kudos to them for including easy instructions on disabling the Windows messaging service (though a note that it won't affect MSN/Yahoo Messenger might have been good as some people get a bit confused about these things).


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    Lenny
    Moderators, Music Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 9,389 Mod ✭✭✭✭Lenny


    Thanks for the link
    was annoying me for ages :)


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