Re: can we install mcafee and norton on the same machine and run together?

From: Sir_George (Sir_George-newsgrp-cis_at_spamex.com)
Date: 09/29/05 

Date: Wed, 28 Sep 2005 18:17:25 -0600

YoKenny wrote:
> Ted Zieglar wrote:
>> "Can 2 anti-virus software both running at the same time?"
>> No.
>>
>> "Why?"
>> http://tinyurl.com/8hr5l
>
> I don't do _ANY_ tinyurls.com as they can take you _ALL_ kinds of
> malware sites!
>
> Add tinyurl.com to your HOSTS file.
>
<snipped>

There is no need for anyone to add TinyURL to their HOSTS file; if you don't
want to use it, just ignore the TinyURL link(s).

Additionally, there is a Preview Feature available at;
http://tinyurl.com/
After enabling it, simply paste a TinyURL into the address bar and Tiny will
show the referenced link. 

-- 
Sir_George

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