Stilly -

What commands you have available don't depend on what version of Word you have, they depend on what version of Windows you have. Microsoft doesn't call it DOS anymore, it's all lumped into "Command.exe," and almost all of the old DOS commands are available, with some new and very powerful ones added.

One of the nicer things about WinXP is that they have finally put a complete description of the available commands in the Help file, where you can refer to them if needed. There are a number that I use frequently - from a command window, no need to reboot to DOS.

Ireland -

There's no indication in what you've posted so far that indicates a problem with your machine, or presence of anything hidden on your machine, other than perhaps the normal crap cookies that spammers sometimes use. Someone got your email address, and is using it to send you junk. Eventually, they may get tired of sending you stuff if you don't respond, but they've probably already sold your address to a dozen (or more) other spammers, so you'll get more junk. Unfortunate fact of life on the internet.

There is little that your ISP can do to help you, since spammers almost always use faked return addresses, ghost routing, and change accounts frequently - unless you can identify "filterable content" that will help reject specific kinds of stuff - based on the content. You can also install filters on your own machine - or use ones built into your existing programs, but it's unlikely you'll stop more than a small fraction of the incoming if you're already on their lists.

If you have credible evidence that this stuff is being sent via a DoD network, it's illegal use of government resources, and there is a good chance that an individual who's targeting you could be tracked down, simply because the Fed is sensitive to misuse of resources and might be (willing and) able to track this one guy down. Since he's probably already posted your email addy to the site where he got his "spammer kit," it's unlikely to help much - but the direct approach would be to forward whatever info you have to the CO at YPG, or to the system administrator at whatever site you can clearly identify as a source. It's called "community involvement" and is, like all such, unlikely to produce much in the way of results.

Run a good AntiVirus scan on your machine. Clean up your temp files and cookies. And DELETE IMMEDIATELY WITHOUT OPENING anything that comes in. Eventually this guy will get tired, and you'll get new stuff from the guys who got his list (or from this guy at his new fake address).

John