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   Message 15,602 of 17,273   
   Shadow to All   
   Re: Web browsers for Windows XP   
   15 Feb 17 00:03:12   
   
   From: Sh@dow.br   
      
   On Sun, 12 Feb 2017 12:57:52 -0600, Wildman    
   wrote:   
      
   >On Sun, 12 Feb 2017 18:51:43 +0000, Good Guy wrote:   
   >   
   >> On 12/02/2017 07:17 AM, Joe Zeff wrote:   
   >>> On Sun, 12 Feb 2017 05:49:38 +0000, Good Guy wrote:   
   >>>   
   >>>> No.  You need to buy a new machine with Windows 10 that is actively   
   >>>> supported by Microsoft.  Alternatively, go and get Linux and ask them   
   >>>> what are they using to browse the porn on their machine.  They don't do   
   >>>> anything useful on their machines apart from browsing the porn.   
   >>> Most of us use Firefox.   
   >>>   
   >>   
   >> For how long?  I understand next release of FF won't be supported on XP.   
   >   
   >I have a radical idea.  Don't upgrade.  I know that is an   
   >alien concept for a win10 user.   
      
   	And an excellent security measure.   
   	My Thunderbird is at version 2.* and I use Firefox 17.*.   
   	Thunderbird is secure, Firefox has some vulnerabilities,   
   (mostly patched with about:configs and host/firewall settings) but   
   very few compared to the latest versions.   
   	New does NOT mean better. Win 10 is a blatant example of   
   that...   
   	Remember when Win 8 came out and the stupids said it was the   
   safest and bestist ?   
   	LOL.   
   	[]'s   
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