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On Sat, 25 Sep 2004 14:13:06 GMT, Norman Miller <spamthis@die.invalid>
wrote:
>In article <2rla6fF1c9g9qU1@uni-berlin.de>, slownut says...
>
>> Added AT&T WorldNet service and now the header on my OE reads "Outlook
>> Express provided by AT&T WorldNet Service", and every time I open OE a
>> prompt window comes up for me to dial up to the service. I can't seem to
>> find a way to get rid of these annoying pests. Anyone have any ideas?
>
>You just had to go and install the AT&T Worldnet software bundle, didn't
>you. Did nobody ever tell you that you don't need the ISP's branded software
>to access the Internet?
>
>http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/answers2.htm
>
>Go down about three quarters, a little more, until you reach this header:
>"Removing ISP branding and restoring the spinning IE globe". Oh, and I don't
>consider ISP branding a "hostile" act (the words of the author of the cited
>link), nor is it an "annoying pest". When you install their software bundle,
>they will brand the access software so you know who they are. If you just
>allow your Windows DUN to do the dialing, and the native browser and mail
>client to do your work, then you won't encounter the branding problem.
I guess the author wouldn't mind having his house "branded" with
the home of his morgage company either. I see this as the desk
top equivilant of a kid "tagging" property with his monkier
>
>--
>Norman
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