Okay, so maybe I should've said... wow! are there new advancements in other operating systems that make them impervious to viruses?
Granted Outlook opens up a whole bunch of issues, but _My_ point was that theres no point knocking micro$oft when you can be in the same boat no matter what OS you're using, it's the popularity that makes it more likely to be hit. jeremyb http://www.jeremyb.net > From: Christopher Sawtell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: 2002/03/11 Mon AM 09:21:57 GMT+12:00 > To: Jeremy Bertenshaw <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, > Johnno <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Re: Mail Virus Scanners > > On Monday 11 March 2002 09:41 am, Jeremy Bertenshaw wrote: > > Wow! Is there some new advancement in linux that makes it impervious to > > viruses? > > No. As distrubuted by the major vendors Linux is not particularly secure, > but getting rid of Microsoft will get rid of all the Outlook problems and > other viruses which depend on there being no effective permission structure > in the file system. It's just that in any mono-culture the whole population > is prone to infection. > > Next time, read my posts carefully and note that I never mentioned Linux, and > remember that that there are several operating systems which are "not > Microsoft" and are perfectly capable of doing all the things that most people > need to do. > > > > From: Christopher Sawtell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Date: 2002/03/10 Sun PM 10:23:21 GMT+12:00 > > > To: Johnno <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Subject: Re: Mail Virus Scanners > > > > > > Belt & braces is a good idea, but tell them that if they really want to > > > get rid of viruses they need to get rid of Microsoft. >
