Subject: Re: [NAFEX] E-mail programmes
other than Outlook Express.
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
-- 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
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