On Fri, 2009-11-13 at 10:58 +0100, Matus UHLAR - fantomas wrote: > > On Fri, 2009-11-13 at 09:12 +0100, Matus UHLAR - fantomas wrote: > > > On 12.11.09 13:55, Chris Hoogendyk wrote: > > > > I don't know about Linux viruses; BUT, I do remember less than ten > > > > years > > > > ago when it was virtually impossible to build a Linux box with a hot > > > > online connection, because you would get hacked before you could even > > > > download the patches. I had a friend who built his system and got > > > > hacked > > > > several times before he decided he needed to download patches ahead of > > > > time and build it all in an off line environment. That gave him enough > > > > time to go through all the patches and lock down procedures before he > > > > put it online. He still got hacked again at least once after that. > > > > > > > > I also heard stories of my son doing battle with hackers who had gotten > > > > > > > > into his Linux system. > > On 13.11.09 08:38, rich...@buzzhost.co.uk wrote: > > I think you may have your Windows -v- Linux mixed up and this kind of urban > > myth > > belongs in the battles that go on in the COLA Flame Wars (that often > > surface around > > the release of a new Windo$e) > > Since I didn't clearly write the part you are reacting on, it would be nice > from you to remove my name from the begin, as you removed the rest of > e-mail. Matus has emailed me *off list* and asked me to point out that there is an error in my post. That is, his name appears at the top of it, but it is not his quote. Whilst it is clear to most people by the indentation that I was responding to Chris Hoogendyk, I must for my error and the clear confusion that it must have caused some people.
to my error in the interests of the childnishness and game playing that goes on in this list. Therefore, the correct follow it that I should have posted is below. I'm sure your email to me, Matus, is genuine and in no way some kind of gam eplaying or point scoring exercise - but could I ask you KINDLY please *don't* email me off list. If you have a point to make about something I have written on a list, it would be better to make it *on* that list. Thank you. Correction: > > On 12.11.09 13:55, Chris Hoogendyk wrote: > > > > I don't know about Linux viruses; BUT, I do remember less than ten > > > > years > > > > ago when it was virtually impossible to build a Linux box with a hot > > > > online connection, because you would get hacked before you could even > > > > download the patches. I had a friend who built his system and got > > > > hacked > > > > several times before he decided he needed to download patches ahead of > > > > time and build it all in an off line environment. That gave him enough > > > > time to go through all the patches and lock down procedures before he > > > > put it online. He still got hacked again at least once after that. > > > > > > > > I also heard stories of my son doing battle with hackers who had gotten > > > > > > > > into his Linux system. > I think you may have your Windows -v- Linux mixed up and this kind of urban myth belongs in the battles that go on in the COLA Flame Wars (that often surface around the release of a new Windo$e)
