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echo: win95
to: SEAN DENNIS
from: HOLGER GRANHOLM
date: 2014-08-18 09:23:00
subject: Re: Using XP...

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In a message dated 08-17-14, Sean Dennis said to All:

Hi Sean,

SD> What I'm wondering is would XP be safe enough to run it as a ham
SD> shack machine?

SD> I don't visit any weird sites on that machine, mainly only using the
SD> Internet with DX Lab Suite accessing QRZ.com and HamQTH.com for
SD> logging purposes.

Yes if you take all normal steps against virii, spy- and malware etc that
you do with a machine connected to Internet. The authors of bad programs
don't even know what ham radio is and much less care about it.

73 de Sam, OH0NC

aka Holger

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