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Dennis,
I had an occasion like yours a while back. I also use my own domain name. For your domain registry you may want to use a different email address, since this registry is public information. Your domain host may provide (for a fee) an option to hide your registry information. I’ve not had any spoofing recurrence since hiding my registry info.

I still don’t know what the spoofer may have been trying to accomplish. Like you, I changed my password and contacted my email provider. You’re right to closely guard access to your email accounts.

We all should remember that domain registry data is public. Be careful what you put there.
-kc

In the time since I posted this I have learned a little about the problem. Executive summary: this download issue appears to be a bug in Firefox. As time permits I’ll take it up with those folks. When I use MS Edge the problem does not happen.

I do not prefer Edge to Firefox.

Before making the Firefox discovery I made a little batch file. I know I’m lagging behind by not knowing powershell. The batch file issues the following command to encrypt the content of the downloads directory (successfully):
cipher /e /s:”c:usersMEdownloads”
I connected the batch file to a shortcut on the desktop (notice the complete lack of elegance) and run it when I’ve downloaded bank statements or anything else that should be encrypted. The shortcut could also be connected to Scheduler.

Presumably the time will come when Firefox fixes the problem and none of this will be an issue. I did not test Chrome.

-kc

Better hurry on that password matter.

Assuming that your critical web site will allow you to enter an average of 3.5 quadrillion wrong passwords on a single logonid before locking you out, and assuming that you can consistently feed one password per second to that webserver, it will take our evil Linux hacker 1.11 * 10^8 years to enter those 3.5 quadrillion passwords. Of course he may be down on his luck, in which case it might take him twice that long.

Thanks so much for the tip on how to add a note to an IMAP notes folder!