Yep I couldn't agree more as a computer tech I am sick to death of the rantings of Linux/Unix fans in the last five years I have run only MS software and by keeping up to date had no viruses or security problems a badly set up system will give you trouble no matter what OS you use Linux defaults to all ports open on install anyway....
David Lawley ----- Original Message ----- From: Murf <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2001 8:17 AM Subject: [aus-soaring] Can we PLEASE stick to gliding > Thank you Ken!!! Hear bloody here. > > I work in the computer industry too (yes, I do work on Microsoft > products), and the last thing I subscribe to this list for is to sift > through Microsoft bashing, "Linux is so wonderful", "why don't you all use > eudora and netscape", and other non-gliding related posts. Its not like I > don't hear enough at work! > > Can we all please stick to gliding and accept Simons great service for > what it is, and what it was intended for. > I hereby declare the "Re: [aus-soaring] Work placement Work placement" > thread CLOSED! > > Ben Murphy > Treasurer - Leeton Gliding Club > - Wishing people would get over the fact that MS is here to stay for now. > More importantly > - Waiting for GMK (the clubs Hornet) to come back from its form 2 > - Looking forward to the soaring season > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Ken > Mitchelhill > Sent: Monday, 22 October 2001 11:14 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [aus-soaring] Work placement Work placement > > > Pete, > > I agree that all of those steps are excellent strategies over and above > anti-virus software. I and others on this list would be "radical" enough > even to suggest that the whole world change their operating system to > Linux. But, if they did, the virus writers would turn more attention to > Linux vulnerabilities (as they have started to do). I think we all know > that this list and most others in the world will continue to be > predominantly read by Windows email clients running on Windows operation > sytems. > > Simon's voluteer efforts on this list are very much appreciated and, if he > does not have access to the appropriate code, I would be delighted to > source it for him. > > The issue is, why play into the hands of the virus writers and allow > attachments to be distributed by email forums when it is so easy to > prevent? > > Ken > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Pete Siddall" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Monday, October 22, 2001 10:44 AM > Subject: Re: [aus-soaring] Work placement Work placement > > > > > > >I beg to differ. At the rate viri are spreading, it is unlikely that > > >we > can > > >protect ourselves exclusively through software and any assumption > > >that we can all keep up to date all of the time is niave. > > > > Anti virus software is just one method. There are plenty more things > > you can do to protect yourself from these email viruses. > > > > Number one: Don't open attachments unless you're *certain* they're OK. > > Number two: Don't use a Microsoft email program. (In some cases, it > > will open attachments without asking you.) > > > > The work involved in switching to another email program is less than > > the work involved in keeping patches uptodate on Outlook *and* virus > > software. I use and recommend Eudora, http://www.eudora.com but there > > are plenty of others. If you're not using Outlook, suddenly you're not > > as vulnerable to these things. > > > > > .. I would strongly recommend > > >removing any attachments that get sent to aus-soaring before they get > > >propagated. > > > > Whose job is it to keep YOUR PC virus free? Simon is running this list > > as > a > > volunteer effort. > > > > The army tries for "defence in depth". That means *everyone* does > > their best to stop the things. > > > > > > > > -- > > * You are subscribed to the aus-soaring mailing list. > > * To Unsubscribe: send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > * with "unsubscribe aus-soaring" in the body of the message > > * or with "help" in the body of the message for more information. > > > > > > -- > * You are subscribed to the aus-soaring mailing list. > * To Unsubscribe: send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > * with "unsubscribe aus-soaring" in the body of the message > * or with "help" in the body of the message for more information. > > > > -- > * You are subscribed to the aus-soaring mailing list. > * To Unsubscribe: send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > * with "unsubscribe aus-soaring" in the body of the message > * or with "help" in the body of the message for more information. > > -- * You are subscribed to the aus-soaring mailing list. * To Unsubscribe: send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] * with "unsubscribe aus-soaring" in the body of the message * or with "help" in the body of the message for more information.
