Re: Linux and security

From: Michael Forster (admin_at_muckworld.com)
Date: 07/28/03 

Date: Mon, 28 Jul 2003 12:38:48 +0100

"Timo Voipio" <tvoipio+newsharvest@iki.fi> wrote in message
news:bg2v9d$k108o$1@ID-106564.news.uni-berlin.de...
> Gary Cramblitt wrote:
>
> > As already pointed out, linux is much less susceptible to viruses.
> > However, there are a few available. Mostly, you want a linux antivirus
> > program so that you don't propagate windows viruses. The one I use is
> > F-prot (free for workstation personal use)
>
> Umm... how do you propagate a windoze virus with a linux computer?
>
I think he means that his Linux box is the mail server/ gateway so he scans
the email passing through his Linux box to protect against Windows virii
getting onto his Windows boxes on the internal network. - I do the same as I
use outlook to access news and email via my Linux firewall box.

Mike.

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