On Friday, September 03, 2004, listes sent forth: ><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Spamsieve disposes of them anyway, so do I really need NAV? > >At least, that's my case - I don't have NAV >Hervé >
The primary reason any Mac user might wish to consider an Anti-Virus package is actually to help his/her PC using colleagues. In at least the case of NAV, and possibly Virex, the bulk of definition strings in their datafiles are actually for PC viruses. In this way a Mac user avoids becoming the "Typhoid Mary" of the computing world, i.e. a carrier. Imagine what could happen if a mac user inadvertently passes on a PC virus to a PC user, perhaps by forwarding a file from a 3rd user on which they are collaborating. The mac user gets accused of having an infected machine and might find him/herself locked out of a network by that network's security features. Personally, I don't use anything as I tend to be quite paranoid about such things and careful regarding what I forward to others. However, even I know that I will one day make a mistake. It is for that reason I am considering Virex (I'm not a big NAV fan). Hope this helps. -- Tim Lapin [EMAIL PROTECTED] G4/AGP/400 OS 10.3.5 PowerMail 5.0.1 384 MB RAM 40+10 GB HDs
