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From: Josiah Jenkins 
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Subject: Re: Linux/virus
Date: Thu, 08 Mar 2007 16:17:37 +0000
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Whilst perusing Usenet on Thu, 08 Mar 2007 14:09:47 +0100, I read
these words from maxx  :
>On Thu, 08 Mar 2007 12:53:49 +0000, Josiah Jenkins wrote:

>
>> Basically it boils down to 'having a clue' !
>> 
>> "Linux user would have to read the email, save the attachment, give the
>> attachment executable permissions, and then run the executable."
>> 
>> Been doing that with Forte Agent under Win for the last ten years !
>> 
>> It's a perfectly straightforward job to keep a Win machine free of
>> virii/viruses but the vast majority of users don't know how to.
>> 
>> It's a different user base from Linux.
>
>Not necessarily true. I agree that the majority of Linux users are
>advanced computer users, but there are also plenty of computer-illiterate
>Linux users. For instance, my father has been using Linux for the last 2
>years and can read mail, visit websites, write letters, do his accounting,
>etc. But if I start talking about IP adresses, firewalls or hard disk
>partitioning he doesn't have a clue what I'm talking about.

But your Dad had a guru on hand to set it up and show him how !
Most new users walk into a shop/store, buy a PC, lug it home
and  put their trust in Mr Gates.
>
>So yes, there is a difference in user base, but it's the difference
>in security implementation between Linux and Windows that's
>the real problem.

I wouldn't disagree with you at all about the security aspect.

The point I was making is that it *can* be done on a Win box
whereas Unix/Linux has it by default.

-- jjj
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