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   From: Josiah Jenkins    
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   Subject: Re: Linux/virus   
   Date: Thu, 08 Mar 2007 16:17:37 +0000   
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   Whilst perusing Usenet on Thu, 08 Mar 2007 14:09:47 +0100, I read   
   these words from maxx  :   
   >On Thu, 08 Mar 2007 12:53:49 +0000, Josiah Jenkins wrote:   
      
   >   
   >> Basically it boils down to 'having a clue' !   
   >>    
   >> "Linux user would have to read the email, save the attachment, give the   
   >> attachment executable permissions, and then run the executable."   
   >>    
   >> Been doing that with Forte Agent under Win for the last ten years !   
   >>    
   >> It's a perfectly straightforward job to keep a Win machine free of   
   >> virii/viruses but the vast majority of users don't know how to.   
   >>    
   >> It's a different user base from Linux.   
   >   
   >Not necessarily true. I agree that the majority of Linux users are   
   >advanced computer users, but there are also plenty of computer-illiterate   
   >Linux users. For instance, my father has been using Linux for the last 2   
   >years and can read mail, visit websites, write letters, do his accounting,   
   >etc. But if I start talking about IP adresses, firewalls or hard disk   
   >partitioning he doesn't have a clue what I'm talking about.   
      
   But your Dad had a guru on hand to set it up and show him how !   
   Most new users walk into a shop/store, buy a PC, lug it home   
   and  put their trust in Mr Gates.   
   >   
   >So yes, there is a difference in user base, but it's the difference   
   >in security implementation between Linux and Windows that's   
   >the real problem.   
      
   I wouldn't disagree with you at all about the security aspect.   
      
   The point I was making is that it *can* be done on a Win box   
   whereas Unix/Linux has it by default.   
      
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