[TELECOM Digest Editor's Note: So, start the new year right with a
> nasty thing in your computer. If we cannot _even read_ email from
> people we do not know (or in many cases, ignorant people we _do_ know
> who like to 'pass this along to all your friends'), and there are a
> lot of web sites we cannot really trust, then tell me again, what is
> the purpose of computers? PAT]
>
Pat,
The purpose of computers running Windows is to demonstrate the danger of a monoculture in any critical infrastructure. Switch to Linux.
William Warren
(Filter noise from my address for direct replies)
[TELECOM Digest Editor's Note: Well, my one computer here has a dual operation mode. When I turn it on, it will default into Linux _unless_ I press a key and make it go into Windows 2000 instead. I use Linux mostly but sometimes Windows. I also have a (straight) Windows 98 laptop for my weather station mechanicals and associated camera. PAT]