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On Saturday, September 13, 2003, Thomas Fernandez wrote...

> I agree with this. The IP address is crucial for entering a
> computer. A dial-up user, who isn't online very long and gets
> dynamic IP adresses, is therefore less interesting. I now think this
> was Carsten's point when he mentioned dial-up. I thought he meant
> the way of connection.

My old dial up service when I lived in the UK was very reliable. I
often had it left on for over a week, and the only reason I had to
disconnect was because Win98 didn't like being left of for that long
;)

CT>>> I can tell you that it doesn't make a jot of difference how they
CT>>> connect - the vulnerable ones who contract viruses and worms are
CT>>> those who don't or won't install or update their AV progs or
CT>>> Windows.

> Assuming they click on a mail attachment, this is independent of
> dial-up or LAN connection. I agree with this too. But it's another
> story.

Surely you're missing the fact that those that often that get viruses
get them because they just selected a message, and not opening any
part of it.  Thanks to the "convenience" of microsoft products ;)

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Jonathan Angliss
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Command, n.:  Statement presented by a human and accepted by a
computer in such a manner as to make the human feel as if he is in
control

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