Re: [Security-Discuss] Re: Document

On Thu, 2004-06-10 at 14:43, Danny wrote:
> Well, I know I do scan for viruses, just not too often on that piece of
> crap. Its a windows computer, its gonna need work every day regardless
> of whether or not its got a virus, so why waste time scanning it?
> 
> On Thu, 2004-06-10 at 11:29, Robin Lynn Frank wrote:
> > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----
> > Hash: RIPEMD160
> > 
> > On Thursday 10 June 2004 06:22, Danny wrote:
> > > Sadly, that was my other computer, which is just supposed to save all
> > > the messages into archives, not send out messages..... I'll wipe the
> > > machine later today.
> > >
> > > On Thu, 2004-06-10 at 10:54, Matt Parker wrote:
> > > > On Thu, 2004-06-10 at 14:52, [email protected] wrote:
> > > > > Important data!
> > > >
> > > > LOL, a virus on a Linux security mailing list. Who's the Windows user
> > > > who's infected???
> > > >
> > > > Matt
> > 
> > This gives rise to two questions.
> > 
> > 1)  Why doesn't the server this list runs on scan for viruses?
> > 2)  Why doesn't everyone on this list scan for viruses?  After all, 
> > subscribing to this list implies an interest ins security.
> > - -- 
> > Robin Lynn Frank

Please don't top post, it makes reading the thread difficult.

As for viruses, personally I don't care since I have no Windows
machines. But if you insist on using that crap, you have a
responsibility to make sure that you are not spreading malware of any
kind.

Matt

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