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Thread ID: 22282	2002-07-16 06:21:00	The irony of Anti-Virus	Erin Salmon (626)	Press F1

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63014	2002-07-16 10:14:00	Thanks Erin, I just picked up "your password" in the list of my mail to be downloaded with "mailwasher" and I returned it to sender. thinking it was just standard junk mail, :-):-):-):-):-):-) From Eric	E.ric (351)
63015	2002-07-16 10:44:00	Hi, Elwin, you have a VERY relevant point there, that if one avoids M$, one is avoiding viruses (+ worms etc), as well as a lot of SPAM, crashes, bugs, insecure programs, identity theft, malicious code, privacy breaches, security holes, stress, caffeine overload (which can lead to seroious or fatal injury, or even lowered sperm count), and tedium! Good call! :) Erin	Erin Salmon (626)
63016	2002-07-16 11:05:00	just a word of warning to those who are "happy and safe" with email programs other than OE. NO email program is virus safe. there is a virus or two that will auto triger with eudora (older versions) and there is always one fool who opens an attachment "just to see what it is" I only have never used OE. I never open email from people i dont know. I update my virus scanner every week. I never open an attachment unless i am sure what it is. I HAVE BEEN hit by a virus almost every year.	robsonde (120)
63017	2002-07-16 11:15:00	Hi, Yes, I've always been cautious and had the up-to-date AV, but I've never had anything before, but now this one happened to have a subject that applied to what was being conversed between myself and the originator of the message, so I didn't suspect any foul play... We're going to be in real trouble when we get viruses that can generate a subject based on communication between the originator and the recipient of these viruses... :( I also fear the day that a virus can be spread purely around mainframe computers, as it could bring the whole internet down in less than a minute if it was well written... However, that's why we employ the security guys right? :) Erin	Erin Salmon (626)
63018	2002-07-16 11:24:00	Moral of the story return any doubtful mail. http://www.mailwasher.net/	E.ric (351)
63019	2002-07-16 11:53:00	If 95%+ of people used Mac OS (or Linux for that matter) all the viruses would be written for it. There will always be exploits for software as it is impossible to get code perfect the first time. A patch for that iframe vulnerability was released long ago.	BIFF (1)
63020	2002-07-16 11:59:00	I really feel for you people, you don't have to suffer like that. I use Internet Explorer and Outlook Express have done for years I do not do any updates or patches to make them secure I do not use any virus software so don't have to worry about updates I have my OE set to preview messages and I can open all attachments I have never been infected by a virus. Too good to be true? believe me it is possible. :-)	Jim B (153)
63021	2002-07-16 12:04:00	/\ | | Spot the playstation owner :^O	Elwin Way (229)
63022	2002-07-16 12:14:00	> If 95%+ of people used Mac OS (or Linux for that > matter) all the viruses would be written for it. Maybe, but there would be less people doing it. Because it would be much harder to do, especially with open source software. Think about it, people would be spending more time testing their code before release - don't forget that people who code Linux do it for the love of it and not to make a quick buck. They are a dedicated bunch of people who's main goal is provide a safe, secure, and user-friendly environment to interface a human with a computer. > There will always be exploits for software as it is > impossible to get code perfect the first time. No it's not. It may be difficult, but not impossible. I have released software that I made on my own computer. Not one has ever been sent back with a bug. Admittedly, they were hardly OS stuff, (actually they were novelty / gag / prank stuff) but people who work with Linux, for example, work this way - in 'modules' so to speak. Another thing to think about - what OS do you think that the people who write viruses commonly use? Bet ya it's not windoze. Without windoze, whats left? ;\	Elwin Way (229)
63023	2002-07-16 12:21:00	Jim B if you don't use anti-virus programs then how can you be sure you dont have a virus?? makes you think......	robsonde (120)
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