Re: Macs don't have viruses?

From: David H. Lipman (DLipman~nospam~_at_Verizon.Net)
Date: 09/21/03


Date: Sun, 21 Sep 2003 21:40:04 GMT

JJ:

There is no such term as virii - the term is viruses - PERIOD !

Please read the following URL which relates the subject far better than I could ...

http://www.perl.com/language/misc/virus.html

Dave

"J J" <i_love_using_p2p_software@riaa.com> wrote in message
news:3f6dcd09$0$269$cc9e4d1f@news.dial.pipex.com...
| Ja,
|
| There are quite a few and more often than not more likely to cause larger
| scale damage - i mean, less virii which are more deadly as more can be
| achieved on Unix based platforms.... mind you, to date... if my MSc
| lecturers are correct, then Linux in general has only ever had 4 known
| viruses... might bee bull$hit
|
|



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