--=-0u0q7gGCXOOVTuHY73IC Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="=-nqlDDmZRYmdEpJEtP906" --=-nqlDDmZRYmdEpJEtP906 Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Oh, there are virii for linux but the depend on security faults. Primarily, users running as root. --=20 Bryce C CoBryce Communications --=-nqlDDmZRYmdEpJEtP906 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Description: Forwarded message - Re: Thank You, Linus! Content-Type: message/rfc822 Return-Path: Delivered-To: mail.bryceconet.plug@localhost.cobryce.com Received: from localhost (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by cobryce.myvnc.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 040C3225AB for ; Tue, 5 Aug 2003 21:28:25 -0700 (MST) Envelope-to: plug@bryceco.net Delivery-date: Wed, 06 Aug 2003 00:28:10 -0400 Received: from 66.103.137.65 by localhost with POP3 (fetchmail-5.9.7) for mail.bryceconet.plug@localhost (single-drop); Tue, 05 Aug 2003 21:28:25 -0700 (MST) Received: from [68.14.243.59] (helo=pluglist.macrosift.com) by sh2.1-sh.com with esmtp (Exim 4.20) id 19kFuC-0008Ga-PQ for plug@bryceco.net; Wed, 06 Aug 2003 00:28:09 -0400 Received: from lists.plug.phoenix.az.us (plug [127.0.0.1]) by pluglist.macrosift.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 19CB51A7498; Tue, 5 Aug 2003 21:41:05 -0700 (MST) Delivered-To: plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us Received: from fed1mtao06.cox.net (fed1mtao06.cox.net [68.6.19.125]) by pluglist.macrosift.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id B7DF41A730D for ; Tue, 5 Aug 2003 21:40:32 -0700 (MST) Received: from linuxserver.azapple.com ([68.3.248.151]) by fed1mtao06.cox.net (InterMail vM.5.01.04.05 201-253-122-122-105-20011231) with ESMTP id <20030806042735.SROD28445.fed1mtao06.cox.net@linuxserver.azapple.com> for ; Wed, 6 Aug 2003 00:27:35 -0400 Received: from router.azapple.com (lin-workstation.azapple.com [192.168.2.10]) by linuxserver.azapple.com (8.12.8/8.12.8) with ESMTP id h764RaRf023494 for ; Tue, 5 Aug 2003 21:27:37 -0700 Subject: Re: Thank You, Linus! From: Craig White To: plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us In-Reply-To: References: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Message-Id: <1060144056.3777.39.camel@lin-workstation.azapple.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Ximian Evolution 1.4.3 (1.4.3-1) Sender: plug-discuss-admin@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us Errors-To: plug-discuss-admin@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us X-BeenThere: plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.13 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Main PLUG discussion list. List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: Date: 05 Aug 2003 21:27:36 -0700 Status: Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Tue, 2003-08-05 at 16:52, der.hans wrote: > Am 05. Aug, 2003 schw=C3=A4tzte Ed Skinner so: >=20 > > I absolutely love receiving virus/worm-burdened Emails now. Thank = you, > > Linus, for giving us such a wonderful OS, and to all of the open source > > developers around the world that have helped make it (almost) imperviou= s. > > Today's installment came from somewhere "down-under" with a zip'd > > attachment revealing a "foo.exe" executable, all pretending to be an > > important message about this email account about to expire. Yeah, right= ! > > Thanks to all for the wonderful entertainment! >=20 > Well, actually, thank whoever wrote the email program you're using. >=20 > Thanks them for having the forsight or lazyness to not include those viru= s > features. >=20 > Virusmail is just another form of SPAM. The difference is we know who is = at > fault for all the viruses whereas SPAMmers could be anyone. >=20 ----- Just remember that with success, comes problems. Worms/Virii are certain to come to Linux as it achieves more success. The foresight/laziness issue is probably unfair - I think Microsoft had a great idea with an email client that could execute code - companies could distribute e-mails with active content - updates/registrations etc. The problem is that there are people who saw that as an opportunity. Craig --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss --=-nqlDDmZRYmdEpJEtP906-- --=-0u0q7gGCXOOVTuHY73IC Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name=signature.asc Content-Description: This is a digitally signed message part -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.2 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQA/MITl/wbq/C6yyPcRAn2tAJ9vLVkC73T2GISXoAHY1cOUP0JjkQCffun+ U7/6hQHkZzZ7EE+sjIwHrI8= =TfWd -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --=-0u0q7gGCXOOVTuHY73IC--