Abby Sale--Thank you for the information about Netscape. I will check into it.

Clinton--"Giving as good as you get"? Not even close, dear.

The comments you have made in this thread are condescending, smart-ass, and not at all useful. I'm sure you had someone in mind when you stated "Like the comments from dullards who haven't got a clue what their computers do, or how they do it," but I'm certain it was not aimed at me, because you have no way on earth of knowing what my level of expertise might be.

You put forth your "easy peasey" so-called solutions as if no one else has ever done exactly what you are proposing. As a matter of fact, if you had bothered to actually read my entire comment above, I SAID I shut down the connection and deleted the garbage, and no, it wasn't hard, just a general pain in the ass. I would much prefer to find something that will stop the problem at the source instead of just reacting to it. I was hoping to find out if anyone else has come up with something other than the VERY FIRST SOLUTION I ever learned with my VERY FIRST computer, many years ago--to wit: REBOOT. Big deal.

Now YOU back off!

Lin