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["William C. Garthright" <billg@inebraska.com>]

With Mozilla's Firefox browser, I highly recommend the 'NoScript' 
extension for increased protection when browsing. It prevents Java and 
other scripting software from running on a particular website unless you 
permit it. Since some viruses can be picked up just by browsing a 
website (or so I hear), that's nice to have.

I use Mozilla's Thunderbird email client, and I'm happy with that. But 
I'm not sure if it has any more protections than other email software. 
The problem with Outlook Express - and all Microsoft software - is that 
it's so common, therefore nearly always the first choice for virus 
writers. I delete all spam without looking at it (it's usually pretty 
easy to tell from the title and sender).

Make sure that, in addition to your anti-virus program (I use AVG - 
there's also a free version available, if you're interested), that you 
use a firewall. I'm paranoid, so I use a hardware firewall AND a 
software firewall (the one that comes with the paid version of AVG). Oh, 
yeah, I use A-Squared Anti-Malware, too. It protects in a slightly 
different way than the others. You can't be too careful these days.

Good luck!

Bill
Lincoln, NE

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Elsewhere, in a sign that prices for ethanol are reaching all-time 
highs, President George W. Bush today ordered an armed invasion of 
Kansas. - Andy Borowitz