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Any images or text used from other sites is acknowledged and I have permission to use. This does not mean that other sites can use it without permission from their respective owners. To the best of my knowledge no images or text on these pages is copyrighted for which I do not have permission to use. If there is such a component, please email me and I will remove it from these pages as soon as possible, or, if so desired, place an acknowledgement in the appropiate section.

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The accuracy of any information contained on these pages is not guaranteed in any way. David Cottingham will not be responsible for any damage to hardware, software, persons, or third parties caused by the viewing of these pages or usage of the code in those pages.

The information provided in the pages is provided "as is", without warranty of any kind. David Cottingham and Net Studios/Web Technologies disclaim all warranties, either express or implied, including the warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. In no event shall David Cottingham or Net Studios/Web Technologies or their suppliers be liable for any damages whatsoever, including direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, loss of business profits or special damages, even if David Cottingham and/or Net Studios/Web Technologies and/or their suppliers have been advised of the possibility of such damages. Some states do not allow the exclusion or limitation of liability for consequential or incidental damages so the foregoing limitation may not apply.

General Advice on Viruses Macro Viruses E-mail Viruses (& Hoaxes) Notes & Disclaimer Links

Macro Viruses A brief synopsis of what they are, and what they are capable of. Visual Basic macros are currently some of the most powerful and widespread viruses. If you use Microsoft Word 95 or later, this is a must read. E-mail Viruses Many "virus warnings" get forwarded around the net... However: which ones are true, and which are just hoaxes? Find out what viruses can actually spread to your computer from e-mails. General Advice There are many things you can do to avoid having the problems of a virus on your computer system. Here is some general advice on virus prevention, mostly to do with the Internet. Notes & Disclaimer Here are a few notes on the documents that are on this site, and those that are downloadable. Also, please read the disclaimer here: it involves limitation of liability on my part on your usage of the information provided here. Links Some general links to different virus checker software companies, other information on viruses, and sites which provide up to date information on viruses which are new.