How to disable Ctrl+Click on OS X?

How to disable Ctrl+Click on OS X? I've noticed that Ctrl+LeftClick emulates RightClick (the same way Apple+LeftClick emulates the MiddleClick). Is there any way to disable the default action for Ctrl+LeftClick on OS X? (currently using 10.5).
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bert [Entry]

"I'm having difficulties doing Ctrl+Click in VNC clients when I'm connected to Windows XP machines.

When using OS X's built-in Screen Sharing as your Mac's VNC client, then Ctrl-click is sent to Windows servers just fine. (You'll actually need a multi-button mouse then to do a Windows-like right-click. That is: the only way I know how to do a right-click in a Windows-session with Screen Sharing is actually right-clicking.)

To start Screen Sharing, hit Cmd-K in Finder and type some URL that starts with vnc:// To create a shortcut in 10.6, first connect to the remote server and then drag the proxy-icon (the little icon in the menu bar, left of window title) somewhere. In 10.5, one can create a shortcut by dragging the vnc:// URL from the Safari location bar (address bar) instead."

bert [Entry]

"It's part of the OS. Ctrl+Click is the command for a context menu.

Some (not all) mouse drivers support right-clicking to emulate ctrl-click. Not the other way around. If you don't use it, then don't use it. Nobody is forcing you to, and no Mac application will use ctrl-click for anything else. (Command-click, yes, like Illustrator.)"