I dont want to get involved in this arguement, but I do not understand why you want to post your views on list, but for everyone else to post off list. Thats not fair. If you want this off list you should not have included your comments in this email Frantisek. That just invites people to 'put the record straight' in public.
> -----Original Message----- > From: Frantisek Vlcek [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: 14 January 2002 13:10 > To: Paris, Leonard > Subject: Re: OT -- Really nasty virus around > > > Monday, January 14, 2002, 1:14:41 PM, Leonard wrote: > PL> In truth, there are really no e-mail programs that are > even close to being > PL> invulnerable. The only reason Microsoft's products seem > to have more > PL> problems is because of the number of attackers > concentrating their efforts > PL> on Microsoft products. The Government and the news media > have so demonized > [...] > PL> right now, mainly because it is not overly popular. If > the majority of > PL> people using e-mail switched to Pegasus, then the > weaknesses of Pegasus > PL> would be quickly exploited and the viruses, trojans, and > worms would > PL> continue to plague e-mail users. > > Hi Len, > I really didn't want to start another Micro$oft bashing/defending > thread! so please don't continue it here, please! sorry for > bringing it up in the first place. Let's continue off-list, ok? > > Now to your remarks - of course it is true (the part about nothing > being invulnerable, OTOH I feel that M$ soft is just more > vulnerable than other products, what's more - easily vulnerable). > BUT M$'s wanting to monopolize everything will result in just that > - one virus killing all. That's natural selection - the diversified > population survives, but homogenic population is easily destroyed. > If all people were using products OF ANY ONE COMPANY (not > necessarily M$), an attack or simple computer error could kill > everything. Even if communication would be a little bit more > difficult between diversified products, it is very well possible - > look at internet, mailing. There are mailers on Linux, Unixes, > Windoze, OS/2, Macs,even Acorns <g> all communicating together but > as a whole much less vulnerable to one attack - the attack would > have to take into account ALL the OS & soft differences which would > make it so cumbersome to live any long. That's why I am against any > monopoly in the software world (let's say it, it's not a monopoly, > it's a TOTALITY. Coming from a state which had for 40 years > totalitarian regime, I can SEE VERY WELL the SAME SIGNS in > MICROSOFT's attempts). > > My 0.2 Kc, > Frantisek Vlcek > > Now please, if any want to respond, let's take it off-list, ok? > - > This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, > go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to > visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
