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From: Jupiter Jones [MVP] (jones_jupiter_at_hotnomail.com)
Date: 01/02/05 

Date: Sat, 1 Jan 2005 20:11:52 -0700

Lois;
Avery good question without a good answer.
Follow the newsgroups for a while and you will see which sites and regulars
are reliable.
Generally if information posted or a site reference is bad, you will see
responses explaining why they are incorrect.

There are many good sites, some of the best and often quoted sites:
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp.htm
http://dougknox.com/
http://aumha.org/ 

-- 
Jupiter Jones  [MVP]
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/
"Lois G." <legalois10pounds@erols.com> wrote in message 
news:uOySOXH8EHA.2012@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
> With all the concern about spyware, viruses and the like, how can we know 
> who to trust?
>
> For example, someone new to this newsgroup does not kow the "regulars" so 
> what criteria can we use to be reasonably sure that the sites recommended 
> herein are safe?
>
> Lois

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