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bemildred Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-24-04 08:24 AM
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10. FWIW.
I mostly run in FreeBSD, but any non-Windoze OS will remove most of
your pain. I realize this is not for everyone.

When I do run in Windoze I use Zone Alarm (basic), a popup stopper,
and Netscape. I also use Mozilla, and Firefox is not doubt excellent
too. I make sure ALL file and printer shares are off. If you have
broadband (DSL or Cable) a router can offer firewall capabilities,
something like what ZA does, managed through a web interface, and
allows you to share your connection if you have more than one machine.

Most problems on Windoze machines exploit MS Outlook, Internet Explorer,
or open File/Printer shares. Remove those, and 99.9% of your problems
are gone.
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