Thanks Troth, I know that Mac is a different animal entirely from microsoft pc, dont know anything at all about Linux. cia, cristy ----- Original Message ----- From: "~OoO~" <sirtroth@xxxxxxxxx> To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, December 20, 2005 2:57 PM Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: 3rd TEST. Please Ignore. > The more common the program ,usually the higher the risk. This is why > Windows has such a high risk as opposed to Linux or Mac. Email viruses > tend to favor MS products. > > ---Troth > > > > cristy said the following on 12/19/2005 8:55 PM: > >>so then outlook express is much more risky for viruses? >> >> >>cia, >>cristy >>----- Original Message ----- >>From: "Mike the mod" <mikebike@xxxxxxxxx> >>To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >>Sent: Monday, December 19, 2005 8:17 PM >>Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: 3rd TEST. Please Ignore. >> >> >> >> >>>Hi Cristy, >>>many of us use alternate email programs as the hackers seem to like >>>hacking= >>>into/ writing virus for, Microsoft programs to take advantage of the >>>much= >>>published holes in MS security. >>> >>>Seasons Greetings >>>Mike the mod >>>http://www3.telus.net/mikebike/Xmas.htm >>>******* Mike's REPLY SEPARATOR ********* >>> >>>On 12/19/2005 at 7:00 PM cristy wrote: >>> >>>Troth, >>> >>>What does an email program like Thunderbird do that outlook express >>>doesnt >>>and why would you prefer it? Just curious, do not know much about the >>>different email programs. >>>thanks, >>>christy\ >>> >>>cia, >>>cristy >>>----- Original Message ----- >>>From: "~OoO~" <sirtroth@xxxxxxxxx> >>>To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >>>Sent: Monday, December 19, 2005 5:31 PM >>>Subject: -=3DPCTechTalk=3D- Re: 3rd TEST. Please Ignore. >>> >>> >>>I gotta look into that one. I've used several of these in the past to >>>encrypt and hide folders on my system, but its different on a thumb >>>drive. If the encryption program can run off the thumbdrive itself, it >>>would, I guess, work. But, again, need to play with it. >>> >>>But, like I said, before I go really nuts on this, I want to make sure I >>>plan on sticking with Thunderbird. For the moment, it honestly doesn't >>>seem like I will. Some more toying with the program will tell. >>> >>>---Troth >>> >>> >>>-- >>><Please delete this line and everything below.> >>> >>>To unsub or change your email settings: >>>//www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk >>> >>>To access our Archives: >>>http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ >>>//www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/ >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> >>-- >><Please delete this line and everything below.> >> >>To unsub or change your email settings: >>//www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk >> >>To access our Archives: >>http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ >>//www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/ >> >> >> >> >> > -- > <Please delete this line and everything below.> > > To unsub or change your email settings: > //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk > > To access our Archives: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ > //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/ > > -- <Please delete this line and everything below.> To unsub or change your email settings: //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk To access our Archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/