> > So, again, where exactly does switching your desktop OS fit > > into this? > > If you have many pop / imap accounts you have to control the > spam on the client because not all servers to do it for you - > not every one will filter spam correctly or at all so you're > going to have have client side filtering anyway. I like the > spam filter in Mail on OS X and Evolution with SpamAssassin > works pretty well on Linux > http://krath.dk/linux/evolution_spamfilter/ - I don't think > either one of those are available on windows, and I find the > filter in outlook to be lame (though I hear thunderbird is > quite nice). Sometimes spam has a virus or other nasty as an > attachment. It is very often a MS office macro or some > executable that runs only on windows - so not running windows > clears up a bunch of problems free.
There are plenty of Windows client-side spam filters, and as several people have mentioned, the Outlook 2003 filter works pretty well if you update it. You can certainly run SpamAssassin on Windows: http://www.openhandhome.com/howtosa.html > In summary, I like client side spam and virus filtering and I > find the tools on OS X and Linux to be in greater abundance > and more powerful. > You're also less likely to get infected with a virus without > having to buy, install, and maintain a bunch of other programs. Well, sure. The vast majority of viruses are written to work on Windows, and there are plenty of flaws with application integration, user rights, etc in Windows. But the fact is, it's very easy to avoid virus infections and spyware on Windows without buying, installing or maintaining anything, so using that as your sole justification for switching to another operating system (or, even worse, spending good money on another computer) is pretty thin. > That's how it fits into this. However, I do feel your anger > about the suggestions and I'll quit suggesting it. I'm not angry. I just think that it's an absurd piece of advice. Don't stop offering it on my account. Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software http://www.figleaf.com/ Fig Leaf Software provides the highest caliber vendor-authorized instruction at our training centers in Washington DC, Atlanta, Chicago, Baltimore, Northern Virginia, or on-site at your location. Visit http://training.figleaf.com/ for more information! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Logware (www.logware.us): a new and convenient web-based time tracking application. Start tracking and documenting hours spent on a project or with a client with Logware today. Try it for free with a 15 day trial account. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=67 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:204314 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
