> someone commented on this list that a
> properly implemented linux installation was immune to viruses.
Yes, because all unix type os's have security built-in in the form of
file and directory permissions. Windoze and doss are completely open,
NT has some security but not as thorough as unix.
> Is this
> true even when using linux to access a DOS partition?
I guess so, because you are still running Linux and not doss.
>
> I wouldn't mind paying once for a commercial anti-virus package, but
> the ongoing cost of purchasing new virus lists never ends.
>
Do you mean for Linux or doss (and this includes all versions of
windoze)? If you mean doss then you have a few options. The best is to
buy a copy of Norton AV which gives you downloadable updates. Another
is to get a demo copy from a magazine cover disk and install that. It
will time out (or whatever) but as long as you start with a clean
machine and operate a "quarantine" system you will not get viruses. A
computer does not need a virus checker if it starts clean and never gets
any additional executables copied onto it.
> Best,
> Kurt Kehler
>
>
Martin
