Re: OpenDNS safer or not?

In article <5e9vbnF37225uU1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
"Sebastian G." <seppi@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Barry Margolin wrote:

But it doesn't make OpenDNS a security hole for the people who DO want

to make use of its features.

And doesn't have to, because it already is one.

If you have antivirus software, do you maintain all the signatures
yourself, or do you let it download them from the AV vendor
automatically? Even if YOU maintain it yourself, do you think that 90%
of computer users could do this competently?

And what exactly does antivirus software have to do with security? Beside
introducing vulnerabilities?

It seems like you have a completely different idea of computer security
than most of the rest of us. If we're not talking the same language, we
can't have a reasonable discussion, so I give up.

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Barry Margolin, barmar@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Arlington, MA
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