On Fri, 2002-07-12 at 00:34, Jeffrey Stedfast wrote: > > Sure, but solving problems that don't exist is just wasting time (there > aren't any viruses that can affect Evolution like Melissa, ILoveYou, > etc).
Now, Jeff, that not altogether reasonable for two reasons. First the "yes it used to be but we changed all that" will apply as LINUX gains in popularity. When MS-Windows came out, the DOS based virus couldn't affect it and people were making much the same argument. Second, consider the corporate environments. All the ones I've worked in are wildly heterogeneous: Novel+MS, PC+Mainframe+Mac, IBM, Compaq, Dec, HP. As the profile of Linux develops, we are going to see corporations with a heterogeneous mix of workstations: Linux+windows (and possibly mac). So saying there is no need for virus protection because of the presence of Linux is an argument that often won't apply. Finally there is the case where people end up working with both Linux and Windows. I'm like that. There are some applications that simply don't exist in any form under Linux. I'm on mailing lists for the user groups and while I read the mail under evolution, occasionally I need to do stuff with it in the Windows context. I fire up the Windows box and connect to my IMAP server and ... need to make sure that even though the mail repository is on a Linux machine it has been protected against Windows malware. Talk to Rob Rosenberger if you want to really learn about the myth surrounding viruses. My sword arm is sore and tired on this point. > Along the same lines, solving problems that are already solved is also a > waste of time (if you want a virus scanner for your email, this is best > done on the SERVER not the CLIENT). Damn Right! And in a corporate setting the likelihood of a mail gateway or central server is much greater. /anton _______________________________________________ evolution maillist - [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.ximian.com/mailman/listinfo/evolution
