AOL quietly changes Windows settings to combat pop-up spam

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.

AOL quietly changes Windows settings to combat pop-up spam 2003-10-24
Chris Caydes

I sincerely believe that AOL did the right thing. Sure, just like most security pros, I wouldn't want AOL making any quiet changes in my system. But the bulk of AOL aren't security pros, they cannot deal with the problem themselves, and they should not have to deal with the problem themselves.

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