> -----Original Message----- > From: iMac List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of John > A. Ardelli > Sent: Saturday, June 21, 2003 4:10 AM > To: iMac List > Subject: Re: Norton Anti Virus necessary? > <SNIP> > Why would anyone want to use virus protection on a Mac? Waste of clock > cycles on an operating system virtually impervious to such attacks. > ABSOLUTELY impervious if you exercise common sense about opening > unknown files. > > John A. Ardelli > Owner/Moderator > BIFIDA-L: The Original Spina Bifida Discussion List > The Crystal Corner - The Original Dark Crystal Discussion List </SNIP>
One reason comes to mind, I installed Sophos last week on my iMac and found the BadTrans virus on my machine, while it cannot harm the Mac it could have infected a PC (one of mine or someone else's,) DON'T let your Mac become a virus repository for PC viruses. Ben. -- The iMac List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | - Epson Stylus Color 580 Printers - new at $69 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> iMac List info: <http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/imac-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
