Thanks for that Carolyn. it is not the mail I'm worried about as I use MailWasher, it is the downloads coming in without my permission. I had a fit when I saw 3.5 megs coming in. However I THINK I may have solved it as when checking my AV update I see a very big update. Wow this had me worried for a while. I will have to learn not to panic. & think things through. before pushing the panic button, but that is easier to say then do in my case. Regards Arthur ----- Original Message ----- From: "Carolyn Crocker" <cwcarolync@qld.chariot.net.au> To: <SENIOR-NEWBIE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, May 26, 2005 8:23 PM Subject: Re: [SR-NEWBIE] Downloads Hi Atrhur, Dunno the answer ... but check your email "on the I.S.P.'" before you download it to your hard drive. Delete what you do not want. If you need extra help email me .... I will be SLOW getting back, so if anyone gets back with a quicker ans. go for it .... I'm thinking Lance will give you all the details about it ... he's amazingly fast. Cheers Slow Carolyn in F.N.Q> Cheers Carolyn ----- Original Message ----- From: "S&A" <starwall@optusnet.com.au> To: <SENIOR-NEWBIE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, May 26, 2005 10:00 AM Subject: [SR-NEWBIE] Downloads > G'Day all. > does anyone know if there is any software that will > check what has been downloaded onto one's Pc. > > I had a download yesterday of 3.5 meg coming in & > I haven't a clue who it was from (Still don't) luckily > I checked as the Pc was very slow & terminated it. > but how many have got though is another thing I run > XP's firewall but not to sure about that now. > > Regards Arthur > > > ==== SENIOR-NEWBIE Mailing List ==== > The focus of this list is on helping Seniors to learn to use computers and > the Internet. Tolerance and patience are the watchwords. For help with > genealogical research methods and procedures, join ROCKINGCHAIR-ROOTS. > Click and send: > mailto:ROCKINGCHAIR-ROOTS-L-request@rootsweb.com?subject=subscribe > > ============================== > Census images 1901, 1891, 1881 and 1871, plus so much more. > Ancestry.com's United Kingdom & Ireland Collection. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13968/rd.ashx > > ==== SENIOR-NEWBIE Mailing List ==== To find and join surname and location genealogy lists at RootsWeb go here: http://lists.rootsweb.com ============================== Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx
Hi Arthur, I managed not to do a typo on your name this time :) !! I'm glad you've found where your download was, & I'd say you've solved the problem yourself. In context you have used the term "download" .... rather than the way I was thinking of it .... i.e. downloading "software" vs. "email", ..... then I wonder as well IF there's a way to see downloads in the way that you mean ... i.e. "software". I've had software type stuff try to download to my p.c. & have hit the cancel button, unless I knew exactly what it was. But like you, I have wondered if people can "sneak past" the defences. Maybe the "find files & folders" Win 95 & 98 or "search" on XP has the answer ?? I don't know .... but I would like to know. Cheers Carolyn in chilly North Queensland, hoping for no typos <G> > Thanks for that Carolyn. it is not the mail I'm > worried about as I use MailWasher, it is the > downloads coming in without my permission. > I had a fit when I saw 3.5 megs coming in. > However I THINK I may have solved it as > when checking my AV update I see a very big > update. > > Wow this had me worried for a while. I will > have to learn not to panic. & think things through. > before pushing the panic button, but that is easier > to say then do in my case. > > Regards Arthur > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Carolyn Crocker" <cwcarolync@qld.chariot.net.au> > To: <SENIOR-NEWBIE-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, May 26, 2005 8:23 PM > Subject: Re: [SR-NEWBIE] Downloads > > > Hi Atrhur, > > Dunno the answer ... but check your email "on the I.S.P.'" before you > download it to your > hard drive. Delete what you do not want. > > If you need extra help email me .... I will be SLOW getting back, so if > anyone gets back with > a quicker ans. go for it .... I'm thinking Lance will give you all the > details about it ... he's > amazingly fast. > > Cheers > > Slow Carolyn in F.N.Q> > > Cheers Carolyn > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "S&A" <starwall@optusnet.com.au> > To: <SENIOR-NEWBIE-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, May 26, 2005 10:00 AM > Subject: [SR-NEWBIE] Downloads > > >> G'Day all. >> does anyone know if there is any software that will >> check what has been downloaded onto one's Pc. >> >> I had a download yesterday of 3.5 meg coming in & >> I haven't a clue who it was from (Still don't) luckily >> I checked as the Pc was very slow & terminated it. >> but how many have got though is another thing I run >> XP's firewall but not to sure about that now. >> >> Regards Arthur >> >> >> ==== SENIOR-NEWBIE Mailing List ==== >> The focus of this list is on helping Seniors to learn to use computers >> and >> the Internet. Tolerance and patience are the watchwords. For help with >> genealogical research methods and procedures, join ROCKINGCHAIR-ROOTS. >> Click and send: >> mailto:ROCKINGCHAIR-ROOTS-L-request@rootsweb.com?subject=subscribe >> >> ============================== >> Census images 1901, 1891, 1881 and 1871, plus so much more. >> Ancestry.com's United Kingdom & Ireland Collection. Learn more: >> http://www.ancestry.com/s13968/rd.ashx >> >> > > > > ==== SENIOR-NEWBIE Mailing List ==== > To find and join surname and location genealogy lists at RootsWeb go here: > http://lists.rootsweb.com > > ============================== > Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the > areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. > Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx > > > ==== SENIOR-NEWBIE Mailing List ==== > To leave the list, click here and send: > mailto:SENIOR-NEWBIE-L-request@rootsweb.com?subject=unsubscribe > To leave the DIGEST, click here and send: > mailto:SENIOR-NEWBIE-D-request@rootsweb.com?subject=unsubscribe > > ============================== > Find your ancestors in the Birth, Marriage and Death Records. > New content added every business day. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13964/rd.ashx > >