On Wed, 20 Feb 2002 21:09:54 -0500 Carroll Grigsby <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> 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 I agree even though my box is linux behind linux I still virus scan (so I don't pass on a virus to windows users who think they are safe because I don't run windows) I've even managed to catch viruses that the windows users didn't even know they had when they send .docs etc to me. I'm not really protecting myself. But rather my reputation (what little I have) and my friends. James > >
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