It depends on your definition of "safe", Janet. Incredimail make no secret of the fact that they monitor just what you do on your computer. They even tell you about that in the "User's Agreement". User's Agreements unfortunately are very rarely read by the "user". They just blithely click "Accept" and carry on with the installation. This is from the "User's Agreement": [QUOTE} GENERAL USAGE PATTERNS IncrediMail may gather information related generally to Users' use of the Software, Service, and Site including without limitation: The number of Messages that a User sends; The number of Messages that are read; What elements of the Service are most often used; User log-in dates and time; and Message size data. This information, which will only be collected and maintained in aggregate, anonymous form, will be used to, among other things: Provide IncrediMail with a better understanding of how Users use the Service and the various features thereof; Help IncrediMail to create and provide new services and offerings to Users; and Conduct and publish aggregate, anonymous, market research results. COMPUTER SETTINGS IncrediMail may collect settings, technical and other information from Users' computers, such as a computer's operating system, IncrediMail and browser versions used, connectivity, various communication parameters and other information related to the operation and interaction of the Software, subject to the provisions herein. This information will neither contain nor be linked to any personally identifiable information. CONSENT TO PROCESSING Users, including without limitation, Users in the European Union, fully understand and unambiguously consent to the collection and processing of their personally identifiable and non-personally identifiable information, in the United States." [END QUOTE] It may pay to read some user's comments published on this site, too: http://downloads-zdnet.com.com/3302-2367-10127472.html?tag=mta And if you have installed it and want to rid your computer of it, here are some steps to help: If you have installed it in a normal Windows fashion, it should show in ADD/REMOVE PROGRAMS. If it doesn't, it should have an "uninstall" icon in the program folder. You can safely DELETE the remaining folders/files that were from Incredimail. You can also do a FIND for IncrediMail and delete the files that appear. You should then follow the instructions in this Microsoft article which will help with the registry entries which will appear in the registry: OLEXP: "Cannot Find Incredimail.exe" Error Message When You Open Attachment After Removing Incredimail: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q297069 The final thing to remember is that this program sends your mail in HTML. That format is not acceptable on lists, so you will need to change to Plain Text each time you write to or reply to a list. Remember too that HTML increases the size of a message considerably. Some people with limited downloads may object to receiving the overloaded messages Incredimail creates. If all of the above does not concern you in anyway, by all means use the program. Some have found it to their liking. Hope this helps. Lance -----Original Message----- From: Janet Yancey [mailto:jjc@gvtc.com] Sent: Tuesday, 3 August 2004 23:04 To: GEN-COMP-TIPS-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [Gen-Comp-Tips] IncrediMail Can you please tell me if it is save to use the program "IncrediMail". At one time I was told that it was not. Also, can it be deleted? Thanks, Janet ==== GEN-COMP-TIPS Mailing List ==== DO NOT open unexpected file attachments from people, even if you know them. Verify with the sender first. This may be your only line of defence, other than AV Software, against mail "viruses" ============================== Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 --- avast! Antivirus: Outbound message clean. Virus Database (VPS): 0432-1, 2004-08-03 Tested on: 4/08/2004 11:08:12 AM avast! - copyright (c) 2000-2004 ALWIL Software. http://www.avast.com