Re: [vox-tech] Vipre and ESET Antivirus
On Fri, 2010-12-03 at 17:23 -0800, Rick Moen wrote: > Quoting Bill Kendrick (n...@sonic.net): > > > Tsk tsk, this is off-topic for a Linux group! ;) > > You know, that's actually something I've until now understood to be > (idiosyncratically to LUGOD) not the case, because of the way the > mailing list was chartered. (Please note, I'm not challenging what > you're saying, Bill. I'm just saying I've previously heard > differently.) > > Specifically, the listinfo page says 'All Linux and computer related > technical questions and discussions go here', and the page title says > 'vox-tech -- lugod's technical discussion forum'. Over the years, it > has seemed as if 'computer related technical questions' had been > construed to encompass non-Linux OSes and applications as well, which is > why until today I'd not been surprised to see those discussions occur > frequently without objection. > > Again, no problem whatsoever if you want to see concentration on Linux. > I'm just saying it looks like a small shift from prior policy, as I > understood it. I've seen non-Linux stuff here from time to time, but I think there's a gentlemen's agreement that it should be relatively rare, and that the more Linux relevant it is, the better (e.g. I doubt anyone would beven think to complain that a question about Debian GNU/KFreeBSD or Debian GNU/Hurd was off topic). --Ken ___ vox-tech mailing list vox-tech@lists.lugod.org http://lists.lugod.org/mailman/listinfo/vox-tech
Re: [vox-tech] Vipre and ESET Antivirus
Quoting Bill Kendrick (n...@sonic.net): > Tsk tsk, this is off-topic for a Linux group! ;) You know, that's actually something I've until now understood to be (idiosyncratically to LUGOD) not the case, because of the way the mailing list was chartered. (Please note, I'm not challenging what you're saying, Bill. I'm just saying I've previously heard differently.) Specifically, the listinfo page says 'All Linux and computer related technical questions and discussions go here', and the page title says 'vox-tech -- lugod's technical discussion forum'. Over the years, it has seemed as if 'computer related technical questions' had been construed to encompass non-Linux OSes and applications as well, which is why until today I'd not been surprised to see those discussions occur frequently without objection. Again, no problem whatsoever if you want to see concentration on Linux. I'm just saying it looks like a small shift from prior policy, as I understood it. ___ vox-tech mailing list vox-tech@lists.lugod.org http://lists.lugod.org/mailman/listinfo/vox-tech
Re: [vox-tech] Vipre and ESET Antivirus
On Wed, Dec 01, 2010 at 10:13:19PM -0800, Bob Scofield wrote: > My Kaspersky antivirus is expiring in about a month. I'm thinking of getting > either Vipre or ESET. It's for my two work computers running XP. Tsk tsk, this is off-topic for a Linux group! ;) But, being as we're pretty much the only active relatively-broad-scope tech group in the area (SacPCUG and MacNexus being the others, I suppose; and I'm not sure if they have discussion mailing lists like this), AND since this is about computing safely, I'll let it slide. -bill! ___ vox-tech mailing list vox-tech@lists.lugod.org http://lists.lugod.org/mailman/listinfo/vox-tech
Re: [vox-tech] Vipre and ESET Antivirus
On Wed, Dec 01, 2010 at 10:13:19PM -0800, Bob Scofield wrote: > My Kaspersky antivirus is expiring in about a month. I'm thinking of getting > either Vipre or ESET. It's for my two work computers running XP. > > Vipre is apparently new, but is getting good reviews on the web. It > supposedly uses less resources than the others. > > Has anyone here had any experience with either Vipre or ESET? Does anyone > have any other comments about antivirus programs? > I think the only Window$ antivirus program to get now, is Micro$oft Security Essentials. It works pretty well and because its free and not a 3rd party, its not bloated by trying to sell itself on top of Window$. Nick Schmalenberger ___ vox-tech mailing list vox-tech@lists.lugod.org http://lists.lugod.org/mailman/listinfo/vox-tech
