�/� Todd Slater <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ������:
On Wed, 6 Mar 2002 20:19:32 -0800
shane <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote:
> maybe i misunderstand.
>
> they are affraid linux will give a virus to novell? fire them, they are
> brainless mouse jockeys.
>
> the number of crossplatform virii is pretty low. like zero.
>
> if some windows user with a virus sends you one to your email, you could
> open, it would have no effect on you, and then you could forward it to
> all the other company machines manually, if you were foolish enough to
> do so.
>
> or if it hits your windows machine it would forward itself. which
> sounds better? :-)
The server will be used to serve web pages, and possibly use FTP to upload
user pages, and it will also be used to run a mailing list manager. As
such, it won't be used for POP mail accounts. So you're saying there's no
way for a linux server to pass on a virus to a Windows client? Perhaps
they are thinking they want to scan all e-mails for possible virii in
attachments. I'll check it out.
BTW, they're not brainless, they just are not familiar with Linux :-)
Todd
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>
> On Wednesday 06 March 2002 19:35, Todd Slater opened a hailing frequency
> and transmitted:
>
> > I know there was a recent discussion of virus scanners, and how they
> > are not necessary unless it is to protect Windows clients. Well, that
> > is just the situation I am in. I want to set up a server to experiment
> > with educational applications of GPL/Open Source/Free Software, but
> > the MIS guys won't let me connect to our network until I can assure
> > them the Linux server won't pass on virii to our Novell NetWare
> > network.
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Go to http://www.mandrakestore.comHello Todd
I'm just a newbie but maybe this can be of a help to you.From what I have seen, though never tried it 'cause I don'n need it, Bastille (LM's firewall), has an option where you can exclude some known file extensions -possibly virii when delivered via e-mail, like .exe, and so on.Maybe you can use it and hold back suspicious-content messages from your Window$ clients
RegardsDimitris
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