Originally Posted by ozstamps
Thanks
ScottC - good advice, and a most helpful explanation!
cpx - I'm sure you are 100% correct. Sadly Troggs like me will
always use Outlook Express, Windows and PCs as we simply do not have a clue about anything else. (Nor want to experiment!) I tired Firefox for 2 days and hated it. That's just me.
Posts like that to Jewish folks in the Religious forum suggesting they try out Hinduism, Muslim-ism and Catholicism (or v.v.) as they are "better" are equally unlikely to win any converts either I'd guess.
We are what we are, and within those parameters just want to do as good as we can with the system we choose.
Glen
Take heart, Glen. I've been running XP Home/IE6 on PC for nearly 5 years with NIS, Spybot S&D, and Lavasoft Adaware (the free version) with nary a virus, worm, spyware or adware problem.
Have XP Pro/IE6 on laptop with NIS, Spybot, Lavasoft and Spyware Blaster, and have had no infestations there either.
So it is possible, if you're sensible about your email and web activities and keep everything patched and up-to-date.
(Not that I would actually recommend Symantec products as they tend to be memory hogs, but they came preinstalled on my machines and I've been too lazy to make a change.)