I switched from Internet Explorer to Netscape and have thus-far escaped all
of the viruses, adwares, etc. that plagued me--and Netscape 7.2 is better
anyway. It even brought my favorites over, automatically.
I'd suggest that industrious hackers prefer climbing the highest mountains.
If they get around to Netscape I'll switch again--it only takes a few
minutes to change browsers.
Mark
At 09:38 AM 1/31/2005, you wrote:
>Rebecca Seiferle wrote:
>
>>Well, I think you are safe with your Mac, Doug, or at least I hope so! since
>>I have one too.
>>
>>And you're right that it's not a matter of having a virus on one's
>>machine but
>>rather of spambots accessing the addresses of whatever server may host a
>>listserv or various websites, all of which is another matter than the
>>computer on
>>one's desk.
>>
>>Someone needs to invent a botswatter?
>>
>Back to work. Now am I in Arden, the more fool I:-).
>
>This story became peculiarly relevant because of an NPR story this
>morning that Bill Gates is flying down to Rio or Brazilia or whatever it
>is to meet with Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. Gates,
>as a de facto head of state, is very perturbed that the entire Brazilian
>government has mandated dumping Windows and proprietary software off
>their machines in favor of Linux and other open source products. In
>fact, Gates is perhaps seeing his future, brought about by insecure,
>worm- and virus-ridden software produced in the name of the bottom line
>and a monkey-see-monkey-do insistence of adhering to Microsoft's
>"standard." If I knew the Brazilian national anthem, I'd stand up and
>sing a few bars. It would be nice if SOMEone paid attention to this change.
>
>Do bots, virii, and other annoyances become reduced based on Linux as
>opposed to the infamously insecure
>Windows? I know Windows adherents who claim that the only reason Linux
>hasn't been as severely hit is that Windows is the bigger target. I'm
>not sure I believe that. Competent design must figure into this as well.
>
>Ken
>
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>Kenneth Wolman
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