Hi Guys
I think there are a lot of XP OS out there with RTTYers and as of 4-8-14
the support from Microsoft ends.
Question is: What are you going to do?
I have several Dell laptops (each has serial port) and I use only for RTTY
and they are networked and work well. I only use them for RTTY contesting
(SO2R and M/S) so the only exposure to the Internet is via TELNET. I don't
think these old Dells would support Windows 7 very well so I am not
contemplating an upgrade to Win 7..
If my only exposure is to Telnet via DX Clusters do I have to worry about
Virus, Malware et al.??
Are Telnet connections safe from virus? I use WL for contesting software.
There will be no "security" patch updates, but would it be possible to just
keep on diddling with XP?
I am not very computer literate and apologize if these questions are too
elementary.
Any help appreciated.
73 Ken W0LSD
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