Timothy, [EMAIL PROTECTED] said:
I don't even know what Sasser does. See what a few months with a Mac
does to a guy?
That kind of ignorance is wonderful, isn't it?
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On Thu, 12 Aug 2004 14:57:19 -0700 Bruce Johnson
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
To be truthful, Timothy also said he 'practices safe computing' which
would include keeping your systems up-to-date. Sasser exploited a hole
that had been patched several weeks or months
Bruce, [EMAIL PROTECTED] said:
There are some folks who will argue that Mac users need to use AV
software to protect hapless Windows users you may communicate with, but
transmitting a virus like that requires a deliberate act. You can't
just do it 'accidentally'.
Word viruses can survive a
Thomas, [EMAIL PROTECTED] said:
You can't possibly spread them to anyone else unless you physically include
the virus infested attachment when you send you email to a windows machine.
Never heard of Word viruses? This is in my circles, a bunch of Mac users
at work and in school and with many
I hear you but I just can't seem to justify 100.00 (per year) for a
virus program and other stuff I just don't need. I would rather spend
60.00 on a single program. I realize that virus on a Mac are the least
of my problems but I am getting an amazing number of them through
email. I believe I am
On Aug 11, 2004, at 5:40 PM, B Gardner wrote:
I hear you but I just can't seem to justify 100.00 (per year) for a
virus program and other stuff I just don't need. I would rather spend
60.00 on a single program. I realize that virus on a Mac are the least
of my problems but I am getting an
On Aug 12, 2004, at 5:36 AM, Mikael Byström wrote:
Bruce, [EMAIL PROTECTED] said:
There are some folks who will argue that Mac users need to use AV
software to protect hapless Windows users you may communicate with,
but
transmitting a virus like that requires a deliberate act. You can't
just do
Can this happen by forwarding[ by Mac] an infected attachment to a pc user??
Bill
Bruce Johnson wrote:
On Aug 11, 2004, at 5:40 PM, B Gardner wrote:
I hear you but I just can't seem to justify 100.00 (per year) for a
virus program and other stuff I just don't need. I would rather spend
60.00 on
Bill, [EMAIL PROTECTED] said:
Can this happen by forwarding[ by Mac] an infected attachment to a pc user??
Obviously. Though a well behaved user would of course try first to make
sure they didn't forward it.
One way is to clean the attachment with a modern word app as Bruce
suggested or as I
Bruce, [EMAIL PROTECTED] said:
Looking at the logs of our AV server on the network, I see NO
Word macro viruses found in a long long time. Moreover, modern versions
of Word warn you when a file is opened with macros in it, and offer you
the choice of opening it without them present.
Luis, [EMAIL PROTECTED] said:
There is no way you are passing those virus unwillingly.
Unknowingly there are ways to pass on viruses. One favorite among
people I exchange messages with are forwarding of Word files (30+
infected in the last few years) and also other formats, that they for
reasons,
On Aug 12, 2004, at 9:47 AM, Bill Buckhaults wrote:
Can this happen by forwarding[ by Mac] an infected attachment to a pc
user??
Bill
Possibly. It depends on the person and their mail client on the other
end, forwarding the e-mail may make the attachment harder to strip out
and execute. But,
On Aug 12, 2004, at 11:18 AM, Mikael Byström wrote:
Also, you're forgetting social viruses like hoaxmail. I regard these as
human mind viruses and obviously they don't harm computers, but these
are
still annoying as they come from people you don't want to filter and
that
should know better.
On Aug 12, 2004, at 2:38 PM, Bruce Johnson wrote:
(Note, my disdain of AV software applies ONLY to Macs; it is an
absolutely *essential* piece of software on a Windows system.)
Only if one uses IE, Outlook (Express) and/or opens files of dubious
origin.
I consider AV a waste of $$ and RAM for
Timothy Luoma wrote:
On Aug 12, 2004, at 2:38 PM, Bruce Johnson wrote:
(Note, my disdain of AV software applies ONLY to Macs; it is an
absolutely *essential* piece of software on a Windows system.)
Only if one uses IE, Outlook (Express) and/or opens files of dubious
origin.
Not true at all! My
On Aug 12, 2004, at 1:55 PM, John wrote:
Timothy Luoma wrote:
On Aug 12, 2004, at 2:38 PM, Bruce Johnson wrote:
(Note, my disdain of AV software applies ONLY to Macs; it is an
absolutely *essential* piece of software on a Windows system.)
Only if one uses IE, Outlook (Express) and/or opens files
Bruce, [EMAIL PROTECTED] said:
After 10 years we have finally gotten the majority of our users to
recognize these as the hoaxes they are, but it took a long, long time.
Tell me about it. :)
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The quote below raises the query: Which should I buy?
Which is better, DiskWarrior or TechTool Pro?
Are there price breaks for those that purchase one and
want to try the other?
Don
As I understand it, the two are different in what they do, though I'm
not clear exactly how: DW has always been
On Wed, Aug 11, 2004 at 4:52 am -0600, Andrew Main wrote:
The quote below raises the query: Which should I buy?
Which is better, DiskWarrior or TechTool Pro?
Are there price breaks for those that purchase one and
want to try the other?
Don
As I understand it, the two are different in what they
TimH wrote:
Tidbits (www.tidbits.com) had a very thorough report on current disk
utilities a couple of months ago - it'll be archived on their site.
Indeed; here it is:
http://db.tidbits.com/getbits.acgi?tbart=07451
(Note link to TTP 4 review at right.)
Andrew Main
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On 8/10/04 11:56 PM, Don P. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
The quote below raises the query: Which should I buy?
Which is better, DiskWarrior or TechTool Pro?
Are there price breaks for those that purchase one and
want to try the other?
You are never too skinny, you never have too much money, your
I use both. I use Techtool Pro, when I want to test hardware. When it comes
to repairing the OS, I use Diskwarrior. If you can only afford one know,
it's best to start with DiskWarrior. Later on, you can get TechTool Pro. If
you have a newer Mac, and you purchased AppleCare, TechTool Pro comes
Aaron, may I borrow some more of your expertise? What would you
recommend in the way of Virus software?
While I have not seemed to have a problem with my Mac, I do seem to see
alot of emails that are carrying viruses around.
But in general what do you recommend?
Thanks,
Byron Gardner
On Aug
Bryon,
To be perfectly honest with you, I don't run anti-virus software on my Mac.
I don't find it necessary. I know what to look for. I just delete it when it
comes in. None of the current viruses out there effect the Mac platform.
They are all Windows viruses. It doesn't mean that someday,
On Aug 11, 2004, at 4:50 PM, B Gardner wrote:
Aaron, may I borrow some more of your expertise? What would you
recommend in the way of Virus software?
While I have not seemed to have a problem with my Mac, I do seem to
see alot of emails that are carrying viruses around.
Sigh. THERE ARE NO MAC
I hear you but I just can't seem to justify 100.00 (per year) for a
virus program and other stuff I just don't need. I would rather spend
60.00 on a single program. I realize that virus on a Mac are the least
of my problems but I am getting an amazing number of them through
email. I believe I
You can't possibly spread them to anyone else unless you physically include
the virus infested attachment when you send you email to a windows machine.
Tom
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The quote below raises the query: Which should I buy?
Which is better, DiskWarrior or TechTool Pro?
Are there price breaks for those that purchase one and
want to try the other?
Don
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