Exactly! and this is why i feel it's foolish to believe internet explorer (written by the company who has arguably produced the least secure and most bug ridden software in history) is "secure" on a mac for personal banking etc. doubtless it's more secure on a mac than on a pc, but given the choice i'd use something else, run a firewall, and pay attention to what was going on. good security administration requires knowledge of new threats, so they can be blocked or at least monitored until the vendor has a patch. and it requires knowledge after the patch to have any chance of knowing if there was a problem and how bad it was.
it's simple kids, spend a little money for a firewall and pay some attention, or don't be surprised when your' identity is stolen or worse. yeah, it's easier to hack a windows box, but some people look for challenges! CJ Miller wrote: > > I am of the opinion that how secure any UNIX system is > depends entirely on how it is administrated. It can > only be made secure as it is used. There are no > "out-of-the-box" test for these kind of situations. ------- -- President George W. Bush, Vice President Richard B. Cheney, Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld, and Attorney General John D. Ashcroft have committed violations and subversions of the Constitution of the United States of America. <www.VoteToImpeach.org> They should be charged with high treason and imprisoned frankly. If there is no rule of law there can be no civilization. -- G-List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- We have Apple Refurbished Monitors in stock! | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-List list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
