Re: [PLUG] Re: Linux on the desktop

[Alex Birch <kes@lifesabirch.org>]

George Langford, Sc.D. wrote:

> Hello PLUG !
>
> In the context of whether Linux is ready for the desktop,
> yesterday I received notice from my Symantec NAV S/W 
> running on a PC under W98SE that there was a virus in the 
> PLUG Digest Vol. 1 #1106..  Even though Linux is relatively
> immune to virus attacks, Linux users appear to be lulled
> into a false sense of security that leaves their emails
> vulnerable to infections. 
>
>  
Are you assuming that this virus came from a linux computer or just a 
member of  this lug?
What if an infected box sent an email to the list?
What if a shared windows box was infected?

> Here's what my Norton Anti-Virus told me about #1106:
>  
>
> > Symantec Email Proxy deleted the following email message:
> >    
Can anyone verify this? It seems that a positive result on a test could 
be wrong; hence the term false positive.

> As a matter of proof, I received no acknowledgement from
> the PLUG administrator and there's been not a word about 
> the transmitted virus in the PLUG Digests that I have
> received since #1106.
>
>  
The lack of proof is the only proof we need, right?

Cheers,
Alex
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