On Tue, 9 Sep 2003 09:03:42 -0700 rikona <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello robin, > > Sunday, September 7, 2003, 1:17:15 PM, you wrote: > > r> There is also the factor that the average Linux sysadmin is a lot > r> more savvy than a point-and-click NT sysadmin. > > And both are almost infinitely more savvy than the new XP user, > sitting on the net with no firewall, no AV program, M$ security > defaults (wide open), opening that (supposedly) luscious porn pix he > just got in an email, clicking on all those unbelievable offers from > those kooky web sites, and... well, you get the idea. >
Ahem, i tutor these people at SeniorNet. They get sold a box with a firewall, virus-checker and windows update. They wouldn't know it has a firewall, run the virus checker regularly but dont know about the "update" button, and wonder if the windows update reminder is a virus. I myself have only just learned about the joys/pains of system restore which may or may not have been turned on by the retailer. Many of the virus calls i get are solved with Ad-Aware or Sy-Bot Search & Destroy. But it takes 2 hours to show them how to update windows and there virus checker database before i leave the house -- Michael Those who can, do; those who can't, teach.
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