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Of course, those of us on the Macintosh OS not only had to endure the long
download, but then could not open the file even if we wanted to do so!

Jeff







>In addition to other complaints, downloading an unknown .exe file is
>very dangerous.  A virus is an .exe file.  If you download and run an
>unknown .exe file, such as runme.exe, from an unknown person you could
>be allowing a virus to enter your machine or system.  I won't even do it
>from cyber aquintences, until I check the file with them first, find
>where they got it and how it ran on their machine (or system).

Jeff Northam
Pouncing Pachyderm Productions
Exhibition Design & Fabrication
3875 Whitehouse Creek Road
Pescadero, CA 94060-9722
650.879.0031 voice
650.879.1331 voice/fax
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