Re: Re: VIRUS ALERT!

["Erik Mitsch" <baron@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hey Al Mac,

>, can you reccommend the best e-mail & browser to avoid this kind of 
> nonsense, or a web site that honestly provides pros & cons between 
> the best 
> contenders.

There are ways to configure your DirectX drivers in Win95/98 so that 
it will prompt you before running any script.  That will catch the 
viruses before they start, but they'll also catch every single script 
that comes down the pike.  I updated to Win2KPro, which don't use 
DirectX as a part of the OS - therefore the scripts don't run.

If you can't upgrade your OS, think about finding a mail client that 
isn't a Microsoft product and has security measures in place to keep 
scripts from running.  I'm sure plenty of people are willing to throw 
in their two cents on decent mail clients.

- Erik
http://www.baron-inc.net

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