I had to switch from Firefox 1.0 to Mozilla due to a problem in saving
web page content to my local hard drive v-e-r-y s-l-o-w, as in 100%
CPU utilization for 1 to 5 minutes, and sometime hanging (I'm running
XP Pro on this machine, Mandrake 9.2 on the laptop and servers).
Thunderbird has no trouble at all, but when I made the switch, the
pop-ups and banners came in a deluge!

Then I installed Proxomitron with no special settings (I'm still
figuring out its capabilities) and at least 90% of the junk went away.
Three cheers for freeware!

Ted KX4OM

On Fri, 10 Dec 2004 19:30:58 -0600, Tom Ring
wrote:

Allodoxaphobia wrote:
Firefox Firefox Firefox Firefox Firefox Firefox Firefox Firefox Firefox
:-)

The other recommendation, of course is _linux_ ! I've been nearly 100%
on linux here since migrating away from OS/2 over a year ago. I went to
OS/2 back in 1992 after getting hit with the "Stoned" PC virus -- the olde,
floppy disk boot sector style -- on Windows 3.1.
I've never looked back, and never regreted it.

Oh, yes -- almost forgot : Firefox!

gl
Jonesy

I agree with Jonesy to a great extent. I am the security guy, amongst
other things, at our ISP, so here's my short list on how to keep your PC
_YOUR_ PC

1 Don't run a Microsoft OS

2 Don't run a Microsoft OS.

3 If you must run Windows, don't use IE or Outlook (or Express), no
exceptions. Eevr. The suggestion on permanently blocking IE with the
firewall sounds good, I hadn't heard of that one, but I still wouldn't
use IE on anything but a machine with no network connection.

4 See rule #3.

5 No really, reread rule #3. I'm very serious here.

6 If you insist on using Windows use Mozilla, Firefox, Lynx, Opera, or
any of the other freeware or open source browsers. For mail use Eudora,
already mentioned, or Pegasus, my favotite. I have no knowledge of
Agent, so I can't comment.

7 Install a decent antivirus suite, such as McAfee, Norton, Dr Solomon, etc.

8 Install an anti spyware, such as SpyBot etc.

9 Or just don't run a Microsoft OS


All in all, the group is very much right on point on this subject.

tom
K0TAR