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FredW  wrote:
>
> On Tue, 21 Oct 2014 11:59:31 -0400, Wolf K  wrote:
> >On 2014-10-21 11:45 AM, carrots wrote:
> >>>
> >>> Glad you were able to back-date, but I note that
> >>> a) your problems are caused by software that's hasn't been supported for
> >>> many, many years; and
> >>
> >> You have me confused.  Which software is that?
> >
> >Agent is now at version 8. Version 1.9x is an antique; should be in a
> >museum. ;-). I'm not surprised that it didn't play nice with Kapersky 2015.
>
>
> Many, many thousands and thousands of users prefer older versions of
> Forte Agent to which they are accustomed.

Absolutely correct. I have Agent 6, too. It's absolutely ridiculous
the hoops Forte asked their users to learn to jump through with that
damn thing.

Agent 1.9 makes no registry entries. You can move it from directory to
directory, disk to disk, just inform it in the Menu system where to
Save or Launch a file from. Simple as Simon. How Kaspersky could have
their 2015 version in any way conflict with something so simple is a
bad mark against their AV.

I got no alerts from Kaspersky about Agent. It just seemingly bumps
heads with it at some point. When it comes down to choosing between
Agent or another piece of conflicting software, I'll keep Agent every
time. There are many AVs, but only one Agent. It's one of the last of
SIMPLE. I sincerely believe in the KISS rule: KeepItSimpleStupid.


> Usually those older versions of Agent are used for many years without
> any (false) positive.

As I said, I never had any alert. I even put into the ignore/exclusion
menu. It did no good.

> When suddenly after so many years your antivirus program gives a
> warning, just put the Agent folder in exclusions.

No way!  I'll change AVs.

> My (paid) anti virus software has no problems with my older Agent.
>
>
> You don't have to upgrade a newsreader just because there is a new
> version!

It is rare for me to upgrade to newer versions of any program unless
there is some overwhelming reason to do so. I have learned from
experience that "updating" usually means compatibility problems. I
don't need all the new bells and whistles.

> (see also newsgroup 'alt.usenet.offline-reader.forte-agent')

That never even entered my mind, it's been so many years since I've
been to that group. When Forte went cockamamie on me with those
ludicrous 'updates' is when I stopped reading the group.

>
> --
> Fred W. (NL)





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