Re: AUGD: The future is coming soon... or is it?
Re: AUGD: The future is coming soon... or is it?
- Subject: Re: AUGD: The future is coming soon... or is it?
- From: email@hidden
- Date: Mon, 20 Feb 2006 20:48:26 +0000
On 20 Feb 2006, at 19:17, Anthony D. Saxton wrote:
On Feb 20, 2006, at 4:51 AM, email@hidden wrote:
n 20 Feb 2006, at 12:26, email@hidden wrote:
Since there are NO MACINTOSH VIRUSES…
Just be aware that this is seen by some as splitting hairs.
Well... It's not splitting hairs! Anti-Viral medicine is not going
to protect you from bacterial infections or mishaps. Seat-belts
won't protect you from viruses.
But Anti-virus software will protect you from Trojans. So, rethink
your metaphors. This isn't a biological agent, it's computer
software. You've just made yourself look silly.
There are currently no Mac Viruses. I instruct my members that Anti-
Virus software is good. It protects their friends that have PCs
from getting a virus passed on from their immune Mac. It's not
necessary, currently to protect the Mac though. What is important
is to know how to handle unsolicited email attachments (and now
iChat attachments). It's also important to know where it's safe to
download software on the internet and where it isn't safe.
I do tell them that it's possible that there might be some virus
that will infect Macs in the future! God knows there are those
diligently working on it. When (not if) it occurs, they will be
alerted by many sources including the Club with instructions on how
to avoid and remove the virus if already infected.
There is absolutely no reason that the average Mac user should have
to live with the paranoia that plagues PC users! It's one of the
benefits of having chosen Macintosh.
I hope, Anthony, that you'll not mind me providing your email address
to each and every person who gets infected with the malware to come.
And also those who I know will never be able to retain the
cluefulness required to keep a Mac immune.
Okay?
M
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