Hi, gang. I am now certified kosher and kak-free, as by Rabbi Norton Anti-Virus. Only cost me $43 for the Norton Anti-virus 2000 software and another $30 or so for a call to Norton's techs, as my Dell Dimension was formatted in a non-standard fashion, so the kak was hiding in a completely unanticipated place. One false click, my school's computer tech teacher told me, and I could have utterly wiped out my computer. So, I guess it was worth the extra $30 or so (I'll know when I get my phone bill) to play it safe. Although I frequently updated the McAfee anti-virus software that came with my new Dell computer, it utterly failed to detect, let alone get rid of, the kak virus. The Norton DID detect it, but it's one of those ones that requires you to manually delete it. I have eliminated the "signature" on any of my e-mails, and made sure it's in plain text (Go into Tools, Options, click on the Send tab, click on the plain text radio buttons under the 2 headings Mail Sending Format, News Sending Format, click Apply, then OK). I guess this about sums it up. I didn't even KNOW I had kak virus on my computer, let alone that I was sending it, let alone what the heck it was. Had never even heard of it! BTW, if anyone needs any agoutis (Ee), DEH, pied DEH, black, black 'n white, pied lilac, nutmeg, or argente gerbils, let me know. I have an extreme case of over-pupulation going right now! --Esther
