First of all, NO virus software is any good by itself. If you're going to run virus software, you have to run it ALL or you might as well run NONE. Second, common sense and good POP filtering is better than any virus software bogging down your memory and system speed in any way, shape, or form. Example: Any email containing HTML is deleted at the ISP. I for one do not support HTML (+ ?) in email. That is called advertising. Advertising has no place in MY email.
It's hard to bring oneself to support something that is so easily fed by doing a wrong to sell a right. I won't run a virus program because I know the virus has to be already on my system in order to be compared to anything. What better way to become infected when all you need do is ACTIVATE something that is already there. No sending needed. Pretty simple when you think about it from the right perspective. And everyone needs to prove that to themself. I have not had a virus since understanding just that and simply having nothing to do with anti-virus software including deleting the ones that came with your choice of OS and simply not installing it when it came to Linux even though it was included. It's us or them. Pick your poison. But don't think for a second that because you are running anti-virus software that you are helping fight the world of viruses. You're not and in my opinion, only helping them. And anyone running the virus software that has the virus softwares stamp on the footer of their messages obviously didn't even pay for the software to begin with. The stamp is there because they are using a trial version or time limited version or as freeware for in turn, their email being stamped with the "This email is virus free blah blah blah" which doesn't mean anything except that they are indeed running a freeware version of virus software. So, this 2 cents says common cents keeps virus software obsolete. On Sunday January 12 2003 15:12, you wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > On Sunday 12 January 2003 01:39, Richard Jenniss wrote: > > > you can run it as a user, but default it runs as root. which is why > > > most sane people don't recommend Lindows... what does lindows have to > > > do with his RH8 question? > > > > Nothing. Have I commited a crime in regards to violating a missed policy > > on CLUG E-mail etiquette? > > not against etiquette, but perhaps against simple logic and common sense. > > you stated that since Lindows runs as root, Clint's Red Hat box should have > antivirus software. i simply asked what the connection was, as i can't see > one. in fact, i don't think there is one. > > and i care because i really don't want people to get the impression that > linux needs antivirus software and other such crutches when it clearly > doesn't (at least not this year and probably not the next several) ... > > - -- > Aaron J. Seigo > GPG Fingerprint: 8B8B 2209 0C6F 7C47 B1EA EE75 D6B7 2EB1 A7F1 DB43 > > "Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler" > - Albert Einstein > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.0.7 (GNU/Linux) > > iD8DBQE+Ido41rcusafx20MRAtkLAJ95CygdutkVB6kK0WtxXYlfT4LhDwCgmaIq > sPCwcjEFicj8b9nYv8wX4sg= > =6m7j > -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
