On Thursday, August 1, 2002, at 10:34 AM, Alan Sargent wrote:
> There are vanishingly few "Unix viruses". One reason is that the > administrator is a different account and has different privileges from > an > ordinary user (who could be the same actual person). Another is that > there > is no Outlook for Unix that automatically runs everything it receives. Thanks for the explanation. I have a good friend who's been with the UC system for years. When I told him I was moving to OS X, he commented that viruses fro BSD Unix were essentially non existent. Doesn't mean to not use anti virus software, but it was nothing to spend much time concerned about. Jack Russell -- The iMac List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | - Epson Stylus Color 580 Printers - new at $69 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> iMac List info: <http://lowendmac.com/imac/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/imac-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
