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North American Network Operators Group Date Prev | Date Next | Date Index | Thread Index | Author Index | Historical RE: Stopping open proxies and open relays
> -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of Robin Lynn Frank > Sent: February 7, 2004 12:29 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Stopping open proxies and open relays > > > > On Friday 06 February 2004 21:00, Adi Linden wrote: > > > > There are valid reasons not to run antivirus software, > > > > > > And they are? > > > > P90w/32MB running Win95 used for email only... or insufficient > > finances to purchase anti virus software... to name a couple. > > > Not to be argumentative, but by that logic, I guess it is > okay to drive my > 1948 Ford which doesn't have brakes if I don't have the cash > to fix it. There's a big difference between the two. If you drive your 1948 Ford without brakes, the local law enforcement agency will make sure it's not in your interest to repeat the mistake a second time. If you leave your computer unsecured, well... realistically, no one is going to fine/jail/etc you whatever the law provides for driving an unfit vehicle. Now, if hooking up an unsecured computer to a network was punishable by a $1000 fine, and law enforcement somehow had the staff to prosecute all offenders (or a representative sample), I'm sure everybody would agree that suddenly they'd be able to afford antiviruses. Vivien -- Vivien M. [email protected] Assistant System Administrator Dynamic Network Services, Inc. http://www.dyndns.org/
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