Re: Antivirus

Ed, have you ever run across a virus? In fact I'd be interested to hear
if anyone has ever had a virus in Linux. I've run Linux for about 15
years and can't say I've ever had a virus. I've got a Mac with OS X and
have never had a virus with it either. Windows? Completely different
story...

Cheers,
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Jonathan Dlouhy
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know, kind of be a political person." -George W. Bush

Ed Greshko wrote:
Oh, I still do run anti-virus on Linux to scan incoming emails lest I
inadvertently pass on an infected message and be accused of spreading evil.




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