Did you read the bottom? These are all old versions. - Mozilla Firefox versions prior 1.5.0.5 - Mozilla Thunderbird versions prior to 1.5.0.5 - SeaMonkey versions prior to 1.0.3
I don't want to make this into a big deal. But this is an over reaction, IMO. Linux: Fast, friendly, flexible and ... free! Support open Source <,*)}}+< Only dead fish go with the flow. 2009/3/2 yyyc186 <[email protected]> > > I never said your Linux box bets infected, I said > > " I gave up on the Mozilla Thunderbird email because there were just > too > many viruses for it that could work no matter what platform you ran > on. " > > Your email client itself gets "infected". This is completely > different than boot sector or other type OS-specific virus. > > Since you chose to sit back, put your fingers in your ears and humm > real loud when they were mentioned here are a couple which took less > than 10 seconds to find via ASK.com. > > http://casescontact.org/alerts/110058 > http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28012 > > > On Mar 2, 10:05 am, Roy Charles <[email protected]> wrote: > > Sounds like fear mongering to me. You can pass on viruses in Linux but > > I have never heard of anyone contracting one. I have used Linux for > > many years without any virus protection and I do lots of email. > > > > Basically I don't care about spreading Windows viruses. Anyone who > > uses Windows deserves what they get, IMO. Likewise in Linux if you are > > stupid enough to run as root or give a virus access to your root > > partition then you deserve it. > > > > I would like to see this substantiated before we start sending > > messages promoting fear. Show me evidence of a Linux user being > > infected through using Thunderbird and you will get my attention. > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ubuntu Linux" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/ubuntulinux?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
