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AOL quietly changes Windows settings to combat pop-up spam
Anick Jesdanun, The Associated Press 2003-10-23

Even more annoying than junk e-mail are all the spam messages that "pop up" through a little-used feature in Windows. As part of its spam-fighting efforts, America Online has been turning off that feature for its customers without telling them.

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AOL quietly changes Windows settings to combat pop-up spam 2003-10-23
Tim
Just because it's beneficial to most users doesn't make what AOL is doing right. It's as if they are coming into your house at night and turning off a light you left on. Helpful maybe, but you never know what else they are doing and looking at while they're there.

They should at least notify users ...

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