Re: [newbie] virus scanners (again)
Ï/Ç Todd Slater <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Ýãñáøå: On Wed, 6 Mar 2002 20:19:32 -0800shane <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote:> maybe i misunderstand.> > they are affraid linux will give a virus to novell? fire them, they are> brainless mouse jockeys.> > the number of crossplatform virii is pretty low. like zero.> > if some windows user with a virus sends you one to your email, you could> open, it would have no effect on you, and then you could forward it to> all the other company machines manually, if you were foolish enough to> do so.> > or if it hits your windows machine it would forward itself. which> sounds better? :-)The server will be used to serve web pages, and possibly use FTP to uploaduser pages, and it will also be used to run a mailing list manager. Assuch, it won't be used for POP mail accounts. So you're saying there's noway for a linux server to pass on a virus to a Windows client? Perhapsthey are thinking they want to scan all e-mails for possible virii inattachments. I'll check it out.BTW, they're not brainless, they just are not familiar with Linux :-)Todd-- Todd SlaterWe are students of words; we are shut up in schools, and colleges, andrecitation rooms, for ten or ffifteen years, and come out at last with abag of wind, a memory of words, and do not know a thing. (Ralph WaldoEmerson)> > On Wednesday 06 March 2002 19:35, Todd Slater opened a hailing frequency> and transmitted:> > > I know there was a recent discussion of virus scanners, and how they> > are not necessary unless it is to protect Windows clients. Well, that> > is just the situation I am in. I want to set up a server to experiment> > with educational applications of GPL/Open Source/Free Software, but> > the MIS guys won't let me connect to our network until I can assure> > them the Linux server won't pass on virii to our Novell NetWare> > network.Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Hello Todd I'm just a newbie but maybe this can be of a help to you.From what I have seen, though never tried it 'cause I don'n need it, Bastille (LM's firewall), has an option where you can exclude some known file extensions -possibly virii when delivered via e-mail, like .exe, and so on.Maybe you can use it and hold back suspicious-content messages from your Window$ clients Regards Dimitris Do You Yahoo!?ÁðïêôÞóôå ôçí äùñåÜí óáò @yahoo.gr äéåýèõíóç óôï Yahoo! Mail.
Re: [newbie] virus scanners (again)
Todd; I'm using Mcafee on a Linux file server for 65 staff members, and it's running fine. You have to run it from a command line, but other than that, it does a great job. Lanman On Wed, 2002-03-06 at 22:35, Todd Slater wrote: > I know there was a recent discussion of virus scanners, and how they are > not necessary unless it is to protect Windows clients. Well, that is just > the situation I am in. I want to set up a server to experiment with > educational applications of GPL/Open Source/Free Software, but the MIS > guys won't let me connect to our network until I can assure them the Linux > server won't pass on virii to our Novell NetWare network. > > A google search reveals some vendors such as TrendMicro, Panda, even > McAffee, but these all seem to be geared to RedHat, SuSe, and Debian. Any > opinions on how to proceed? Should these work with Mandrake? > > Thanks, > Todd > > -- > Todd Slater > No use to shout at them to pay attention. If the situations, the > materials, the problems before the child do not interest him, his > attention will slip off to what does interest him, and no amount of > exhortation of threats will bring it back. (John Holt) > > > > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] virus scanners (again)
I know there was a recent discussion of virus scanners, and how they are not necessary unless it is to protect Windows clients. Well, that is just the situation I am in. I want to set up a server to experiment with educational applications of GPL/Open Source/Free Software, but the MIS guys won't let me connect to our network until I can assure them the Linux server won't pass on virii to our Novell NetWare network. A google search reveals some vendors such as TrendMicro, Panda, even McAffee, but these all seem to be geared to RedHat, SuSe, and Debian. Any opinions on how to proceed? Should these work with Mandrake? Thanks, Todd -- Todd Slater No use to shout at them to pay attention. If the situations, the materials, the problems before the child do not interest him, his attention will slip off to what does interest him, and no amount of exhortation of threats will bring it back. (John Holt) Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
