Hello Mark, Thursday, March 6, 2003, 3:00:55 AM, you wrote:
>>> Actually, no anti-virus will catch any "virii", because "virii" isn't >>> even a word. :-) "Viruses" is the proper plural form of "virus". MP> Actually, virus is a Latin word and the one and only plural(*)(in Latin) is: MP> <tadaa> MP> VIRI MP> People who talk about virii try to make a plural of a plural. :-) Heh!! I believe my post inadvertently started this discussion.<g> Actually, the 'accepted' plural for 'computer virus' is 'computer viruses'... but I prefer to use virii... a) because it looks cool, and b) because it is used a lot among virus and malscript authors. I hadn't intended to start an off-topic debate. -wittig http://www.robertwittig.com/ A business is as honest as its advertising. . ________________________________________________ Current version is 1.62 | "Using TBUDL" information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html