>Some heartening news for Mac fans! After gently suggesting to my ISP >service rep that they think about screening for Mac viruses sometime in >the future, she called me back to say that she had (actually) followed up >on my suggestion and discovered that the original tech had been wrong and >that they did actually scan for Mac viruses! > >So, for whatever illusory peace of mind it might give me, I am retaining >the service.
Or, since there are no mac viri to be caught, they might have just told you that in an effort to keep you from cancelling the service. How would you be able to prove otherwise, any Mac AV scanning they may be doing is unlikely to ever catch anything, so you will never know if they are or not. If you really want to find out, ask them what AV package they are using to do the scanning, and check with that vendor to see if they include mac definitions. Or, locate a mac virus and email an infected file to yourself (a dangerous game to play unless you know how to keep it from spreading, but could be fun to try to call their bluff). Personally, I wouldn't pay for the service, its not going to do anything for you right now, so save the money. When the mac starts to see virus problems appear, then you can turn the service back on. Why pay for something that isn't doing you any good. Much like I joked to Doug... do you also own Volcano insurance? -chris <http://www.mythtech.net> ___________________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe send a mail message with a SUBJECT line of "unsubscribe" to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> or <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
