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To: jw who wrote (2049)	2/25/1999 1:26:00 AM
From: Arctic Trader	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 110642

Msg. to all, I have a problem that seems to be getting worse. When I click on a link, I get error msgs, either " no such interface supported" or " protocol not valid". This happened only now and then at first, now it happens several times ea day. Could I have picked up a "virus" that would cause this? I have never tried any of the virus detectors, and now I'm afraid to download anything. I'm using a Compaq Presario, with win. 95 and IE 4.0 . This problem is frustrating me to say the least, because I know nothing about computers. Any advice? TIA, Jim

To: jw who wrote (2049)	2/25/1999 4:21:00 PM
From: mr.mark	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 110642

hey jw, here's a copy of the email response i got today from (if you'll pardon the expression) netscape help. it is a response to a 2nd mailing from me, after their 1st response completely missed the mark. check it out: "Subject: Re: how can i delete incoming email in messenger without opening Date: Thu, 25 Feb 1999 11:32:37 -0800 From: nav-support2@netscape.com Organization: Netscape To: "mark <"<mrmark@saber.net> Dear mark <mrmark@saber.net>: Unfortunately this is not a feature of Communicator currently. I do however encourage you to fill out a features request at home.netscape.com The more people who fill out this form the more likely our engineers are to incorporate you feature in the future. Have a great day! ------ Thank you for contacting Netscape Technical Support. When replying please quote the entire message. L. Gladney nav-support2@netscape.com help.netscape.com 800 411 0707 Date forwarded: Tue, 23 Feb 1999 15:16:59 -0800 Date sent: Mon, 22 Feb 1999 20:33:11 -0800 From: mark <mrmark@saber.net> To: nav-support2@netscape.com Subject: Re: how can i delete incoming email in messenger without opening man, you guys didn't even come close to answering my question. what's so frustrating is that i plainy wrote that i have communicator 4.5, and your reply begins by telling me about 3.x, and ends by saying i can download communicator 4.5 if i want to! very, very frustrating. i could not have been more concise in my email to you. i'll state it again. how can i delete incoming email in communicator 4.5 messenger WITHOUT first opening it? thank you once again, mark" aren't they "special"? i don't have the energy to tell them that i know someone who has it working just fine on their machine. :) mark

To: jw who wrote (2049)	2/25/1999 8:39:00 PM
From: RJL	Respond to of 110642

I agree. (Win98 over 95) It is without question a superior operating system. Although there are some problems associated with it, and it runs much better on a newer/faster system, I'd rather use it than Windows 95. Then again, NT blows them both away, but that's another story <g> I can't really advise the upgrade edition however, because it often causes dinky little problems during the upgrade that can disable some of your currently installed software. If possible, back-up your data, wipe the drive, and re-install from scratch. You shouldn't be disappointed. Plus, their Windows Update feature is a definite improvement over Windows 95. Ok, enough Microsoft propaganda for now. :) Richard