Re: Cookies in Linux ? Anti-virus ? Firewall ?

From: illecebra (vyyrproenROT13_at_yahoo.com)
Date: 06/27/04 

Date: Sun, 27 Jun 2004 14:09:08 -0500

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Mike Kent wrote:
| illecebra wrote:
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|> The only reason to run an antivirus on Linux is if you are running a
|> mail server for use by Windoze machines. (That way you can scan email
|> for virii before it reaches vulnerable Windows machines.)
|
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| Or anything else that makes files available to Windows. Samba, running
| Windows software under Wine or dual-boot ...

You got me there, Mike. Antivirus is good if you're giving ANYTHING to
windoze.

:) Thanks for catching me.

Susan
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