Stefan Monnier <monn...@iro.umontreal.ca> writes: >> OP has a point though. The real world happens to have a huge amount of >> heterogeneous networks, and asking for tools to keep those systems safe >> is legitimate. > > I did not perceive the OP's request to be about the case where you > administer lots of machines and you want to use a Debian machine as > a virus-filter for all those other machines running Windows or whatnot. > > So I assumed he meant "I do want to run A/V" to mean that he wants to > run an A/V just like all random Windows users feel the need to run some > A/V software on their machine to feel safer. > I tend to make assumptions that the asker of a question knows what they are talking about. In this case that meant assuming OP had a heterogeneous environment they wanted to secure.
Sure, this is not always true, but assuming 'just a random Windows user' is a tad...uncharitable, to say the least. Again proving OP's disappointment to be correct, alas. Mart -- "We will need a longer wall when the revolution comes." --- AJS, quoting an uncertain source.