Good day, Holger.

 JP>>     Why not go to the BIOS and enable write protection ?

	 	This I find in BIOS, third from the top-left menu, Adavnced BIOS
Features as "CPU Virus warning" or words to that effect and I
have Enabled it.

 HG> OTOH, that machine is mostly used to transfer files (bulletins), from
 HG> USB sticks to diskettes, because it has the plug-in diskette drive.

	Diskette ? What are those ?  :-)

 HG> I'm still fighting Thunderbird. I want it to get the new messages
 HG> immeadetely to my HD, to be read/edited (bulletins), offline.


	I have not used this function at all, I can not even comment on it.

	 > I certainly would want somebody reading this, to alert me how to connect
 HG> to that company, or at least give me a hint of where I could get a more
 HG> up-to-date version.


	I am reading it but no help here, Holger. Ask Alan, he knows it all.

 HG> I think that's up to ourselves. The message activity is certainly low.
 HG> I seem to be occupied for at least five years after my death ;o).

	I would be so lucky but let me wish it on you.

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