Thank you all. You folks are TOPS!! I did an apt-get remove diald and manually removed /var/cache/diald and it works!! my shell knowledge is at a fledgling level so thamks for all the help. I hope I wasn't too much of a bother. I went to the archives to look at the thread. I am off the list again. I can't always check my mail every couple of hours. Most of the problem is the swen. ( I must get a hundred and fifty messages that look like they're from microsoft, daily) Using online email and x-mail's filters don't block anything that I can tell. Perhaps I'll find another ,better, email solution. Thanks again I really do appreciate your help. If anyone wants to email me on this and/or email ideas-I'm open. JY
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