I don't think that it's too much to ask for a product that's had a life cycle of over a decade to work properly. I don't think that's classified as whining, either. I could understand if it's a relatively new product or of the company is small, but there's no excuse for this from a company like Symantec.
I also take issue with the idea that IT work must be difficult or you're a slacker. That kind of ideal is what is preventing Linux from making it in the mainstream. Too many people are working too hard to keep the operating system too archaic for the average IT worker to feel comfortable placing on their networks. If there is one mental barrier that I'd love to bash down in the IT field, it's that if you're not using a command prompt or manually editing the registry on a daily basis, you are inferior to those that do. In my view, the less time you spend recompiling your kernel, the more time you scan spend on making life easier for those that rely on your services. :) Ok, so this got a little off topic. - Steve Bostedor http://www.vncscan.com -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jim Trawick Sent: Wednesday, October 13, 2004 8:04 AM To: John Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: norton I take it you're new to Google. <http://forums.novell.com/group/novell.support.netware.client.win9x/read erNoFrame.tpt/@[EMAIL PROTECTED]@[EMAIL PROTECTED]@D-,[EMAIL PROTECTED]/@[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <http://computercops.biz/postt75793.html> <http://www.broadbandreports.com/forum/remark,11509815~mode=flat> <http://www.winnetmag.com/windowsnt20002003faq/Article/ArticleID/44191/w indowsnt20002003faq_44191.html> ...to name just a few. Beta for two months? NAV 2004 has been out for a year, and they still have not fixed the Cyrix chip bug http://service1.symantec.com/SUPPORT/tsgeninfo.nsf/docid/200404211200133 9?Open&src=bar_sch_nam&docid=2003082810333706&nsf=nav.nsf&view=d4578f66d 8f00a0188256d4e006aaa94&dtype=&prod=&ver=&osv=&osv_lvl=. We are also using NAV 2005 successfully, with VNC, but it takes some admin, which is what this guy is complaining about. Admin is just part of the cost of doing IT business. We can whine, or get busy, our choice. ----- Original Message ----- From: "John" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, October 13, 2004 7:36 AM Subject: Re: norton > Replying to original posts asking specifically about NAV 2005. > > I installed NAV 2005 this week on both my office and home (kids) PC. > I've used all the previous versions over the years. > > For home, and curious surfing Kids, NAV is the best yet in category. > I > leave all the NAV default protections on FULL Enabled. Single biggest new > protection area in 2005 over 2004 is WORM protection. Other improvements > as well with Trojans, Spyware, and of course Virus. The Worm stuff is > related to the other guys comment about Firewalls. NAV is not a firewall, > but does optionally block a couple of known ports Worms use. If you > have kids, this should be a no-brainer. > > For Office, I'm in computer tech field, I turn OFF all the NAV Default > stuff. Really, I disable everything. I use NAV 2005 manually, when I > choose, which means maybe one or twice a week. Also quite handle when I > need to scan one file, or folder of files, on the fly. > > > I've had no problems with NAV. Nor have I read 'horror' stories. NAV > 2005 was in beta period for at least two months. Thousands of people > downloaded the free beta. I think Symantec did a decent job prerelease > testing to final. > _______________________________________________ > VNC-List mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To remove yourself from the list visit: > http://www.realvnc.com/mailman/listinfo/vnc-list _______________________________________________ VNC-List mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] To remove yourself from the list visit: http://www.realvnc.com/mailman/listinfo/vnc-list _______________________________________________ VNC-List mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] To remove yourself from the list visit: http://www.realvnc.com/mailman/listinfo/vnc-list
