Thanks birdy.
Maybe it depends too on whether you've got dial up or broadband connection. I've got broadband.

I've only been using it about a month, but still I'm concerned that I could get a virus from some of the files, or whether people can send me a virus without me knowing. I'm not a computer genii.

And I see you're in Oz. Hasn't the government put some sort of ban on p2p downloading? How does it work and how do they know?