Re: OS 10.3.3 (anti-virus question)

On Mar 19, 2004, at 8:52 AM, K wrote: Right...I would also like some clarification here...my son and I have had major fights over this...he insists that A/V for the Mac is a scam and a waste of money. Says that it is all a hoax perpetrated by the A/V companies for $$$. I have rec'd at least 1

Re: OS 10.3.3 (anti-virus)

There are a growing number of Mac users who are forced to run Virtual PC and some flavor of Windows on their laptop... primarily for business reasons. I understand Norton has included the Windows virus information in the stuff the Mac version checks for. Is that sufficient to protect the Windo

Re: OS 10.3.3 (anti-virus question)

On 19/03/04 13:26, "Eugene Lee" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Fri, Mar 19, 2004 at 08:45:11AM -0600, Steve Fuller wrote: > : > : On Mar 19, 2004, at 8:00 AM, Andrew wrote: > : > : >You need it because those viruses fake the sender's address, so you > : >might get something from someone you "tr

Re: OS 10.3.3 (anti-virus question)

On Fri, Mar 19, 2004 at 08:45:11AM -0600, Steve Fuller wrote: : : On Mar 19, 2004, at 8:00 AM, Andrew wrote: : : >You need it because those viruses fake the sender's address, so you : >might get something from someone you "trust", which is really a virus, : >then not being able to open the "pho

Re: OS 10.3.3 (anti-virus question)

Norton is not the only AV program for Mac. There is Virex, and somebody on this list mentioned another last week, though I don't recall the name. I've had good luck with Norton AV and since they give upgrade pricing from PC versions, the price was right. Andrew --- "Harry D. Corsover" <[EMAIL

Re: OS 10.3.3 (anti-virus question)

I'm not sure I'm following you here... On Mar 19, 2004, at 7:00 AM, Andrew wrote: You need it because those viruses fake the sender's address, so you might get something from someone you "trust", which is really a virus, then not being able to open the "photo" that your "friend" sent, you repl

Re: OS 10.3.3 (anti-virus question)

On Mar 18, 2004, at 5:58 PM, Andrew wrote: EVERYONE needs antivirus software, not necessarily for YOUR Mac, but for EVERYONE ELSE who uses Windows. A Mac can very easily forward a virus. Andrew Yes, but it takes a user to do so manually. Don't forward attached files to others, and there's no

Re: OS 10.3.3 (anti-virus question)

least 1 of those new Windows viral attachments a day for the last 3 weeks and immediately delete them...He maintains That is the proper thing to do. that there are no such things as Mac virus's and that a Windows virus can't be passed on by a Mac and if one can, any There are Mac viruses, but al

Re: OS 10.3.3 (anti-virus question)

On Mar 19, 2004, at 8:00 AM, Andrew wrote: You need it because those viruses fake the sender's address, so you might get something from someone you "trust", which is really a virus, then not being able to open the "photo" that your "friend" sent, you reply asking him or her to send it again onl

Re: OS 10.3.3

on 19/03/04 08:59, Luis Sequeira at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> 10.3.3. on a Pismo. >> It claims that networked servers will appear in the sidebar. But that >> applied before in my 3.2. Can't discern any changes - good or bad. What >> should I be looking for? (I'd love to be able to make appearanc

Re: OS 10.3.3 (anti-virus question)

You need it because those viruses fake the sender's address, so you might get something from someone you "trust", which is really a virus, then not being able to open the "photo" that your "friend" sent, you reply asking him or her to send it again only now your friend's computer (which runs Wi

Re: OS 10.3.3

10.3.3. on a Pismo. It claims that networked servers will appear in the sidebar. But that applied before in my 3.2. Can't discern any changes - good or bad. What should I be looking for? (I'd love to be able to make appearance changes - fonts etc - in iCal). TONY Only networked servers that were co

Re: OS 10.3.3 (anti-virus question)

Steve Fuller wrote: EVERYONE needs antivirus software, not necessarily for YOUR Mac, but for EVERYONE ELSE who uses Windows. A Mac can very easily forward a virus I'd be interested in hearing more of your take on this. Most of this recent rash of viruses have their own SMTP engines and requi

Re: OS 10.3.3 (anti-virus question)

EVERYONE needs antivirus software, not necessarily for YOUR Mac, but for EVERYONE ELSE who uses Windows. A Mac can very easily forward a virus I'd be interested in hearing more of your take on this. Most of this recent rash of viruses have their own SMTP engines and require an IA32 processor a

Re: OS 10.3.3 (anti-virus question)

EVERYONE needs antivirus software, not necessarily for YOUR Mac, but for EVERYONE ELSE who uses Windows. A Mac can very easily forward a virus. Andrew -- "The lord's our shepherd says the psalm, but just in case., WE'D BETTER GET A BOMB!" © Tom Lehrer, 1965 On Mar 18, 2004, at 4:44 PM,

Re: OS 10.3.3 (anti-virus question)

John: Do you REALLY need anti-virus software ??? M On Thursday, March 18, 2004, at 06:05 PM, Dr. John Pullyblank wrote: I now view Norton as the real Microsoft as a source of disdain. Any recommendations for other virus programmes so that I could leave Norton behind completely? John -- G-Boo

Re: OS 10.3.3

Thats funny, my Norton AV (9.0) is working perfectly under 10.3.3, and I didn't even bother to disable it when I ran the updater. Andrew -- "The lord's our shepherd says the psalm, but just in case., WE'D BETTER GET A BOMB!" © Tom Lehrer, 1965 On Mar 18, 2004, at 3:05 PM, Dr. John Pullyb

OS 10.3.3

Since I initially raised this issue, AOL is working again, but I had a series of crashes on startup. TechTool, Disk Utility, and DiskWarrior are all happy with the computer. My working theory now is Norton, which I am increasingly viewing as evil. I have uninstalled everything but AntiVirus, fo

Re: OS 10.3.3

I haven't tried all my applications yet, but a big thing is the networking. My OS 9 Lombard did not show up under network previously, and to connect to it from my 10.3.2 Cube, I had to manually type in the IP address. Now, it shows up, making connecting that much easier. -- G-Books is sponsored

Re: OS 10.3.3 (problems? not LaCie) Stuffit Deluxe

I have had several Unexplained Quits from Stuffit Deluxe 8.0.2 since install of OS 10.3.3 while I am on the Web. It doesn't seem to make any other problems and Stuffit Deluxe seems to work OK if I restart it (normally a bad idea). B.T.W. Any comments on the Net not being the Web? This issue

Re: OS 10.3.3

10.3.3. on a Pismo. It claims that networked servers will appear in the sidebar. But that applied before in my 3.2. Can't discern any changes - good or bad. What should I be looking for? (I'd love to be able to make appearance changes - fonts etc - in iCal). TONY -- G-Books is sponsored by

Re: OS 10.3.3

interesting! i was seriously considering buying one. what do you thing of the unit? worth it? g On Mar 16, 2004, at 9:41 PM, K wrote: Gladys Pérez-Almiroty wrote: mike: isn't the lacie supposed to read/write +/- format? if so, then it might just be the drive itself. g On Mar 16, 2004, at 7:54

Re: OS 10.3.3

Gladys Pérez-Almiroty wrote: mike: isn't the lacie supposed to read/write +/- format? if so, then it might just be the drive itself. g On Mar 16, 2004, at 7:54 PM, kochkodin wrote: LikewiseEXCEPT.. It says that DVD Player will now recognise DVD+R disks...NOT on my iMac SE 400(Graphite)...It

Re: OS 10.3.3

mike: isn't the lacie supposed to read/write +/- format? if so, then it might just be the drive itself. g On Mar 16, 2004, at 7:54 PM, kochkodin wrote: LikewiseEXCEPT.. It says that DVD Player will now recognise DVD+R disks...NOT on my iMac SE 400(Graphite)...It spits it out like vinegar wa

Re: OS 10.3.3

LikewiseEXCEPT.. It says that DVD Player will now recognise DVD+R disks...NOT on my iMac SE 400(Graphite)...It spits it out like vinegar water...My Pismo 400 (A/C replaced the defective Mat DVD w/an LG in 12/03) will at least mount a DVD+R but DVD Player starts up and I just get the Spinnin

Re: OS 10.3.3

ditto. g On Mar 16, 2004, at 6:20 PM, Laurent Daudelin wrote: On 16/03/04 17:15, "Dr. John Pullyblank" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hi all, So 10.3.3 is out with new Safari and other goodies. I have upgraded and so far so good, although my life has not changed. I keep AOL around for no really g

Re: OS 10.3.3

On 16/03/04 17:15, "Dr. John Pullyblank" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi all, > > So 10.3.3 is out with new Safari and other goodies. I have upgraded and > so far so good, although my life has not changed. I keep AOL around for > no really good reason and have found that it now crashes on lauch w

OS 10.3.3

Hi all, So 10.3.3 is out with new Safari and other goodies. I have upgraded and so far so good, although my life has not changed. I keep AOL around for no really good reason and have found that it now crashes on lauch with the update, so I'm wondering what else might surface. What are people e