Collins Richey wrote:
2. No one with a lick of sense (except maybe Lindows users) processes mail as root. Almost all viruses rely on the wide open nature of windows to inflict their harm. Converting to linux (or even to Apple OS X or xxxxBSD) will eliminate 99% of the problems.
These worms don't require root or administrative rights. They only require themselves to be executed by somebody with the right to send email, presumably with outlook products. So, lack of administrative rights is no real protection.
Tom Veldhouse
P.S. Please fix the length of the lines in your messages ... to under 80 characters.
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