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AOL fixing Microsoft default settings
From: Sean Donelan <sean () donelan com>
Date: Fri, 24 Oct 2003 00:13:59 -0400 (EDT)
Without notice AOL has been modifying the operating system settings of users with AOL software installed on Windows computers. Although complaints about Windows' Messenger pop-up spam continue to grow, few users bother to turn off the Windows' Messenger service. Starting two weeks ago AOL used the self-updating machanism in AOL's software to turn-off the Windows' Messenger service. AOL has turned it off on 15 million users computers so far. http://www.securityfocus.com/news/7278 How many other ISPs intend to follow AOL's practice and use their connection support software to fix the defaults on their customer's Windows computers?
Current thread:
- AOL fixing Microsoft default settings Sean Donelan (Oct 23)
- Re: AOL fixing Microsoft default settings Jared Mauch (Oct 23)
- RE: AOL fixing Microsoft default settings Terry Baranski (Oct 23)
- RE: AOL fixing Microsoft default settings Brian Wallingford (Oct 23)
- Re: AOL fixing Microsoft default settings Chris Brenton (Oct 24)
- Re: AOL fixing Microsoft default settings Brian Bruns (Oct 24)
- RE: AOL fixing Microsoft default settings Terry Baranski (Oct 23)
- Re: AOL fixing Microsoft default settings Michael Loftis (Oct 23)
- Re: AOL fixing Microsoft default settings Christopher L. Morrow (Oct 23)
- Re: AOL fixing Microsoft default settings chuck goolsbee (Oct 23)
- RE: AOL fixing Microsoft default settings Brian Knoblauch (Oct 24)
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- Re: AOL fixing Microsoft default settings Fred Baker (Oct 28)
- Re: AOL fixing Microsoft default settings Jared Mauch (Oct 23)