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Ed,

 EV> I use the Free versions of Antivirus, Malware Dectectors, Mailwasher.
 EV> You already know I'm a cheap LID.
 EV> Others here probably know that too.

  Well, ham radio operators are "frugal cheapskates", and there's not
a thing wrong with that. Several years ago, there was a DC to Daylight
rig at Hamvention for $20,000!! Now, I could outfit a nice shack (or
buy a nice car) for that; but for one rig, to me that's overkill.

 EV> "My thoughts" about doing that is that Mailwasher Free just tells the
 EV> Webmail Server only to DELETE the Email instead of letting the Webmail
 EV> Server MARK that one as SPAM and send it to the Email Accounts SPAM
 EV> BOX, so the Webmail Server CAN REMEMBER what i think it should do to
 EV> the message so Mailwasher won't even see it.

  I don't remember the features of it...but it was lifetime registration,
as I recall.

 EV> I don't use the computer for any bsnking, If I want to buy something I
 EV> see advertised by a Companies internet page, I will call their toll
 EV> free number to see if they will accept my personal check for the item
 EV> and then send what I ordered when the check has cleared.  Works for me.

  I don't do any transactions on the phone app...mainly for checking the
balance, and updating the checkbook.

 EV> I hope You never get BIT doing that.

  I was the victim of identity theft years ago, at a hamfest. They did
reimburse the money, but it was a pain to fix. Then, in late 2009, I
ended up filing Chapter 13 bankruptcy. I'm long since discharged from
that, but with what little I get on disability, that's not enough to 
have a credit card.

  Don't get me started about those greedy [idiots] in Washington, DC,
who lament "they can't survive on $200,000+ a year"...they don't have
a clue. 

 EV> I also ran DOS 5.0 and used QEMM.
 EV> Years later I was at a Salvation Army Thrift Store and bought a CD that
 EV> had IBM DOS 7 on it.

  Wow. I'm going to get a bunch of shareware files from Sean, KS4TD, soon.
I made a donation to his BBS, and he's burning a bunch of CD's/DVD's to
send to me.

 EV> I didn't remove MS DOS 5.0, I figured if I entered a Command, that IBM
 EV> DOS 7 would use its version of the Command and if still wanted to use
 EV> DOSSHELL or another Command that wasn't in IBM's DOS 7 that I could do
 EV> that since the DOS 5.0 files still were on the pc.

  The only reason I upgraded to Windows 10 (32-bit on the BBS computer,
which is now on what was my late Mom's computer, 64-bit on the Lenovo
laptop, where I do my ham radio nets, square dancing, and BBS related
items), was for the security issues and updates. Otherwise, I was happy
with Windows XP and then 7...I never did use Vista or 8.

Daryl, WX4QZ

... Windows Vista7Up Virus: Renders 16-bit programs useless.
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