On Wednesday 20 February 2002 06:59 pm, you wrote: > Hi > > just out of curiosity, why do you need an anti virus for? if it's a mail > server for commercial company then you shouldn't do less then a good > commercial anti virus, and if it's for private use, then remember that > this anti viruses scans for windows viruses, not linux. you can safely > read your mail in linux. if you still wants to read your mail in windows > (why?), and it's for your home computer I would suggest buying a windows > anti virus (they're designed for private use so they are cheaper...). > > Bye
Haim: On a network, eliminating the virus at the server is more efficient, more effective, and probably less expensive than doing it at each client. Depending on your level of confidence in the linux-based scanner, you could always use a client-installed A/V as a second barrier. My guess is that you would still come out ahead if you looked at actual cost. As a one-time cubicle dweller in a company that didn't use a server-based virus detector, I can testify that there was a substantial loss of productivity everytime a virus hit us even if it did no actual damage; it was a distraction that generated a lot of lost time. Going further OT, I found out that you can have a lot of fun by shouting, "Wow, somebody really does love me", just as the system administrator walks by your cell. -- cmg
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