Re: [PLUG] Re: Linux on the desktop

[Paul <gyoza@comcast.net>]

George Langford, Sc.D. wrote:

> 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. 
>  

I believe we should use anti-virus software under GNU/Linux, if only to 
protect users of other operating systems, and those who run as root when 
they shouldn't.  AV scanning is usually handled at the mail server, but 
not every server does it.
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