I don't think I missed the point - a statement was made along the lines of "have you ever heard of a virus for a multi-valued database" - I assumed that people would realize, as you have pointed out, that in the majority of cases a virus is at the OS level (SQL-Server "slammer" aside) from my statement.
I'll try & remember to be more verbose ?!?!! Ross Ferris Stamina Software Visage an Evolution in Software Development >-----Original Message----- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:owner-u2- >[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Dennis Bartlett >Sent: Wednesday, 19 May 2004 4:55 PM >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: RE: [U2] [OT] Cost of Oracle vs PICK > >>> When was the last time you heard of an "Oracle" virus ? > >On the subject of viruses, you're missing the point. It >doesn't really >matter whether there are virii for Oracle, or mvDbms, just >whether the >OS on which you base your trust can be compromised. > >I wipe out every file on your HDD and you have nothing to be >sure about >------- >u2-users mailing list >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >http://www.u2ug.org/listinfo/u2-users > > >--- >Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. >Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). >Version: 6.0.688 / Virus Database: 449 - Release Date: 18/05/2004 > --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.688 / Virus Database: 449 - Release Date: 18/05/2004 ------- u2-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.u2ug.org/listinfo/u2-users
