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To: SI Dave who wrote (20341)	2/23/2004 7:46:29 PM
From: EL KABONG!!!	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 32883

Hi David, I got a similar message at another site after having installed a series of McAfee products. I think the offending product was probably something called Privacy Service, which supposedly provides a range of "protection" against ad-ware, cookies, pornography, etcetera. It runs in combination with their Virus Scan, Personal Firewall+ and SpamKiller. The Privacy software (and the SpamKiller) were so intrusive that I ended up uninstalling both products, and now run only the Firewall and the Virus Scan. I also remember setting up something under Web Washer that gave a similar error message on sites that require cookies. So, you might want to check with the new user and find out if s/he's running any 3rd-party software for protection or privacy purposes. Other products (maybe Norton or Net Nanny) might be the source of the error. KJC