# Stopping internet netsend messages?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stopping-internet-netsend-messages/250055>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [June 13, 2004, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stopping-internet-netsend-messages/250055 "2004-06-13T01:24:16Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![LuckySevens](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ad7895/32.png) [@LuckySevens](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LuckySevens)\
**Post date:** [June 13, 2004, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stopping-internet-netsend-messages/250055/1 "2004-06-13T01:24:16Z")

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I remember there was a command for it, but I cant remember it, and the sticky has no info ☹  
Can anyone help me out?

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**Author:** ![Dog80](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/6bbea6/32.png) [@Dog80](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dog80)\
**Post date:** [June 13, 2004, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stopping-internet-netsend-messages/250055/2 "2004-06-13T01:43:27Z")

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Try this: [http://home.wangjianshuo.com/archives/20021107\_stop\_net\_send\_spam.htm](http://home.wangjianshuo.com/archives/20021107_stop_net_send_spam.htm)

I googled _stop “net send”_😛

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**Author:** ![DWMarch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dwmarch/32/1010_2.png) [@DWMarch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DWMarch)\
**Post date:** [June 13, 2004, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stopping-internet-netsend-messages/250055/3 "2004-06-13T02:51:08Z")

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If you’re running Windows XP, type “services.msc” (without quotes) into the run box and disable the Messenger service. No more netsend spam. There are also various programs out there that can do this for you but that’s the gist of what they do?

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**Author:** ![DWMarch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dwmarch/32/1010_2.png) [@DWMarch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DWMarch)\
**Post date:** [June 13, 2004, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stopping-internet-netsend-messages/250055/4 "2004-06-13T02:53:25Z")

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Oops, the last sentence there should’ve ended with a period. :smack: